Proverbs‬ ‭23‬:‭17‬ ‭NKJV‬‬

“Do not let your heart envy sinners, But be zealous for the fear of the Lord all the day;”

‭‭Proverbs‬ ‭23‬:‭17‬ ‭NKJV‬‬

Everything we do is an effort, an investment and it is conditioning our hearts and minds toward becoming who we are.

The Bible teaches us not to envy sinners. The enemy works his way into our minds and hearts by having our thoughts occupied by the enemy's work.

When we are occupied with thinking and reasoning things of what the wicked are doing, we don’t realise that the enemy takes advantage of that and starts to form his character in us.

We don’t realise by envying the wicked, we are allowing weeds to grow in the garden of our hearts.

The Bible teaches us to be zealous for the Lord with reverence all day. This means aggressively keeping our minds set on investing in the truth of God.

There is so much to put into our lives that is of the Lord than wasting it away envying sinners.

Every time we envy others is time wasted and the investment for a great and successful life ahead is stolen.

God wants us to be consumed by Him so that we continue to invest our lives in His word and live by the power of His Spirit.

There is so much God has in store for us, so much to be built up in His kingdom and so much work for us to display His glory to the world.

Let us take possession of the time God has blessed us to invest in God and manifest Him to the world.

Blessings

Ps Ambrose