I want to talk about coveting. One of the commandments that God gives us in Exodus 20:17 is, “You shall not covet your neighbour’s house. You shall not covet your neighbor’s wife, or his male or female servant, his ox or donkey, or anything that belongs to your neighbor.” To covet means to strongly desire. This commandment tells us that we should not strongly desire what belongs to our neighbour. Why? Because its not yours! I've noticed that with internet and social media, it is really easy for people to manage the way their lives are presented to their peers. You only post the good stuff, the fun stuff, the things you want other to see. I'm guilty of looking at these post and thinking, 'wow his life is great' or 'she has everything' and not realizing that people only post what they want you to see.
During the month of May I took a social media fast. I deactivated my facebook, deleted IG, twitter, pinterest, snapchat etc. I did this because God kept asking me about how I was guarding my heart. Proverbs 4:23 says, "Above all else, guard your heart for everything you do flows from it.' I found that the more I scrolled through my timelines, the more unsatisfied and discontent I felt. I was allow what I was seeing on social media to pour into me and control my desires more than I was allowing God. I began to covet my neighbours so I took a break. With all the free time I had, I was able to read more of my bible, pray longer and allow God to pour into me instead of man. I was turning to IG and Twitter searching for something that I already had. God is the source of all contentment, success and satisfaction and He live in us! A simple question I ask myself is, do you desire Gods heart or His hand? When you see someone successful in the body of Christ, praise God for them and their anointing. They are people just like you and me who have made themselves available regardless of their ability just to please God. Wait for what is yours. What God has for you, is for YOU and it is GOOD!
Stay Blessed!!
Elena Asks.
P.S. I know it's been a long time since I last blogged. Nearing the end of semester in school, things got really busy and then I just forgot this thing even existed. Nevertheless, I am back and God willing going to be posting more regularly.
