Above All Else: From Envy to Contentment
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Grant Clark discusses the sin of envy and the journey from discontentment to contentment in Jesus.
In week three of the “Above All Else” series, Grant Clark explores the deadly sin of envy and how comparison quietly corrodes the heart. Through Scripture, practical examples, and the gospel, this message invites us to move from discontentment and comparison into deeper satisfaction and contentment in Jesus. Quotes: “Envy is the feeling of wanting to have what someone else has.” — Britannica “Envy rejects the good life God has given me and obsesses over what God gives someone else.” — Jeff Cook, Seven “Envy has the deadly ability to distract my heart and mind from the daily bread God puts in my hands each morning, focusing me instead on the gifts, status, talents, and joys he gives to others… Envy is a deadly sin because it inspires us to say to God, ‘The life you’ve given me just isn’t good enough.’” — Jeff Cook, Seven “We live in the most materially prosperous era in human history... Yet we are anxious, restless and often enraged. Why? It’s not only about our circumstances. It is about how we perceive our lives.” — Jonathan Haidt “Social media didn’t invent envy, but it industrialized it. It turned comparison into a business model.” — Jonathan Haidt “Envy works its cruel…
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