2012-05-15T10:11:24-05:00 GCI info@gospel.com /feeds/topics/covet/ http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-hard-times/when-your-children-expect-too-much-6609 2012-05-15T10:11:24-05:00 There's no promise of heaven on earth. Jesus said, "Expect a few years of sacrifice and then an eternity of wealth." See, you won't seek first His kingdom if you're expecting to get a lot of earth's kingdom. You can't go after both. http://truewoman.com/?id=1554 2011-03-03T16:25:41-05:00 It's hard to live where we live and watch what we watch and listen to what we listen to and not covet. We are bombarded with enticements to covet. http://biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Exodus%2020:17&version=NIV 2009-08-07T11:53:28-05:00 One of the Ten Commandment instructs us not to covet what others own. Envy and jealousy are self-centered emotions that don't characterize a Christ-follower. http://sermonindex.net/modules/articles/index.php?view=article&aid=842 2008-01-08T16:46:29-05:00 Envy is a poisonous root in our soul that can kill others. Jesus Himself was delivered up to this murderous power, for it is written: Pilate "knew that it was out of envy that they had delivered him up" (Matt. 27: 18). Envious people...