How Can You Be Jealous of Something You Can't Handle

Hello fabulous people! I hope you all are enjoying the holiday season! It's so busy (hence why I haven't blogged in a while) but it's so fun!

As I was sitting back thinking, about what to write about, I was reminded of something I heard in church a couple of weeks ago, "How Can You Be Jealous of Something You Can't Handle?" Think about it, how many times have you seen or heard of somebody receiving something and thinking, "Why did he or she receive that" or "I've been reading my scriptures, and going to church, yet God still blessed them with more."  Ok you may not ask this question of a lot, but let's be honest we're all guilty of questioning what others receive. What we have to realize is, God blesses us with certain things, each according to our own ability. If you read Matthew 25:15-18, God illustrates a story of 3 servants whom their master entrusted with various amounts of money.  He gave the first servant five bags of silver, another servant two bags of silver, and another servant one bag of silver, thus dividing it in proportion to their abilities. He then left on his trip.¹⁶ “The servant who received the five bags of silver began to invest the money and earned five more. ¹⁷ The servant with two bags of silver also went to work and earned two more. ¹⁸ But the servant who received the one bag of silver dug a hole in the ground and hid the master’s money. When their master returned he learned what each servant had done with the money he had given him, and as he expected the servant that he gave the least amount to was the servant who did the least with the money. This parable is exactly how God feels about us. Sometimes you question why he hasn't blessed you with this big mansion that you have dreamed of and worked so hard for, but how can God bless you with this mansion when you don't even kept up the apartment you now have. Or you may wonder why he hasn't allowed you to get into a specific program at school, yet you barely complete assignments for the current program you're in. You see God is in the blessing business, but he isn't just handing out free blessings. He's constantly watching us, and determining what blessing he bestows upon based on what we can handle. So instead of questioning others blessings, take a look at how you're currently using your own blessings. I don't know about yall, but I want to hear what was written in verse 21 of chapter 25, "His lord said unto him, Well done, thou good and faithful servant: thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord."

I hope you all have a blessed week!