do not envy

This an excerpt from Joe Rigney’s post in the Desiring God blog. The complete article is found here.

This will be the test for us among the Young, Restless Reformed. So I invite you to take the test with me. The next time someone else is given an opportunity or a blessing that you wish was yours, how do you react? Do you murmur about it, or do you celebrate with them? Are you filled with gratitude, or carping rivalry? When it comes to the ministries of others, are you their biggest fan or their biggest critic? Are you consumed with envy, or is your joy made complete as you see the Bridegroom increase in the success of someone other than you?

May we not be consumed with envy or enslaved to the success of others, but instead may our joy be made complete when we hear the Bridegroom’s voice and see the Bridegroom increase in the gifts and talents and opportunities of our fellow groomsmen.