Jealousy Limits Your Destiny

People become jealous and envious when they desire the other person’s success or advantage.
— A good example in the Bible was King Saul who became envious of David, because of how the people praised him for defeating Goliath (1 Samuel 18:7).
— And as a result of his envy, he tried to kill David (1 Samuel 19:10).
When you see those who are doing well and are being praised for their work, be genuinely excited for them and rejoice with them!
Rather than becoming envious or critical, look out for what you can learn from them to improve yourself.
Don’t be threatened by the prosperity or success of others; be happy for them, and celebrate them the way you’d like to be celebrated.
Romans 12:15 Rejoice with those who rejoice, and weep with those who weep.
Proverbs 14:30 A sound heart is life to the body, But envy is rottenness to the bones.
Proverbs 14:30 AMPC A calm and undisturbed mind and heart are the life and health of the body, but envy, jealousy, and wrath are like rottenness of the bones.
Give a genuine compliment to someone today. It could be for how well-dressed they are, how beautifully they sing, or how excellently they performed in a class project.

Praise the good work done by others and rejoice with them over their success, don't criticize them and allow envy to eat you up all the time.

For wrath killeth the foolish man, and envy slayeth the silly one (Job 5:2).
Often times, people get critical and envious of others instead of seeing the good done by them; it’s an ugly spirit! Never allow it in your life. This ugly attitude was what moved Saul to try to kill David after David killed Goliath: “And Saul sought to smite David even to the wall with the javelin; but he slipped away out of Saul’s presence, and he smote the javelin into the wall…” (1 Samuel 19:10).

Saul was envious of David’s success, because of how others praised him: “And the women answered one another as they played, and said, Saul hath slain his thousands, and David his ten thousands” (1 Samuel 18:7). The fact that someone else is succeeding doesn’t mean you’re failing; you measure your success by what God has called you to do. So when you see those who are doing well, and are being praised for their work, rejoice with them! Be genuinely excited for them! Rather than become bitter or critical, look out for what you can learn from them!

People become jealous and envious only when they are inordinately desirous of another’s advantages. If you walk in love, you’ll never be jealous of anyone, for you know you couldn’t ever be disadvantaged in any way!
As members of the same body of Christ, the success of one is the success of all; when one wins, he wins for us all! That’s because God’s desire is for every one of us to prosper and excel! Thus, instead of being threatened by the prosperity of others, be happy for them, and never criticize them for it.

Love endures long and is patient and kind; love never is envious nor boils over with jealousy, is not boastful or vainglorious, does not display itself haughtily (1 Corinthians 13:4 AMPC).
The Bible tells us that God is love (1 John 4:8); love is His nature—who He is. When we talk about the attributes of love, therefore, we’re talking about the attributes of God. Apply this to our theme verse and it’ll read, “God endures long and is patient and kind; God never is envious nor boils over with jealousy, God is not boastful or vainglorious, God does not display Himself haughtily.” Hallelujah!
Recall how Jesus lived when He walked the earth; He was love manifested. His works were works of love. His words were words of love. He was love in motion. Jesus in Galilee was the intrusion of love in the streets of Galilee. Love invaded that atmosphere. Now, what
about you? The Bible says you’re God’s offspring (1 Peter 1:23), meaning that you’re the reproduction of love.
The offspring of an eagle would be an eagle. The offspring of a human would be a human. The offspring of Love (God), therefore, is love! So, if your name is Philip, for example, you should say, “Philip endures
long; Philip is patient and kind. Philip is never envious nor boils over with jealousy. Philip is not boastful or vainglorious. Philip does not display himself haughtily.” Praise God!
God’s Word shows us who we are; it’s a mirror. When you look at that mirror, don’t forget what you look like: patient, kind, tolerant, loving, and humble. If arrogance or hatred tries to gain vent through you,
refuse and declare, “I’m not arrogant; I’m humble. I’m full of love as Jesus is; I live in His Name; therefore, I walk and act like Him.”
Let the love of Christ, which is the bond of perfection, rule your heart always. Lavishly express the love-nature of God in your spirit and radiate the beauty and glories of heaven to your world.

You might want to ask, “If someone who's born again realizes that he has hatred, anger, bitterness, jealousy, envy, pride, etc., in his heart, how should he get rid of them? Should he pray to God to take them away?"

First, you need to know who a Christian is; he's someone whose spirit has been recreated by God, and the recreated human spirit has certain distinct features, such as love, joy, peace, patience, gentleness, goodness, and faith.
Hatred, anger, bitterness, jealousy, envy, and pride aren't features of the recreated human spirit; so, refuse to harbor them. Look into your spirit and bring forth love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, and faith. You have these beautiful features in your spirit. You may call them the "produce" of the human spirit, because you're a tree of righteousness.
The Bible says the love of God is shed abroad in your heart by the Holy Spirit ( Romans 5:5); this means there's no room in your heart for hatred, bitterness, jealousy, and all such negativities. Those are the works of the flesh. And God didn't tell us to pray about them. What he tells us is to put them off! If that weren't possible for you to do, He wouldn't have said so.
What you should do when there seems to be a manifestation of the works of the flesh in your life is to use your mouth! Declare that there's love in your heart. That's what you start with. You might ask, "Must I say it?" Yes, you must say it, and continue to say it, because your mouth is the rudder that controls your life, and I walk in love!" The more you say it, the greater the manifestation and expression of the love of Christ in your life.
You're born with the nature of God in your heart; you have the life of God in you. Be more conscious of the features of your spirit, and let your words and actions be consistent with your true nature.

PS: I had to reflect deeply on the dangers of jealousy overnight.
I know that green-eyed monster and fought its power with all my strength for many years.
I have seen a mother who denied her own children the opportunity to travel abroad or to any other country out of jealousy. She said their father loves them more than he loves her, and she seized their passports and refused to release them despite every form of entreaty.
Jealous people often claim it is a sign of love
They insist they can only be jealous of someone if they have feelings for the person and as such they feel jealousy is a good thing
Those who think this way don’t understand the difference between selfish love and selfless love
Loving someone for your selfish advantage is what automatically breeds jealousy in the heart of anyone
If you love someone selflessly, you allow the person to live his or her life free of your control and fear
Many of us can’t love selflessly, so we use jealousy as a weapon to keep a watch over our investment and express our fears in the guise of not being foolish
Cain killed Abel out of jealousy
Jealousy makes you do things that can redefine your life and destroy your future
Jealousy is a work of the flesh; believers must eschew it.

-GSW-