The Depth Of Jealousy And The Deadly Attack. Vol. 2

 <sup>Authored by Pastor Jefferson O Imgbi 
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8</sup>Cain talked with Abel his brother: and it came to pass, when they were in the field, that Cain rose up against Abel his brother, and slew him. Genesis 4

                    

The Depth Of Jealousy And The Deadly Attack. Vol. 2 

Jealousy is an emotion and typically refers to the negative thoughts and feelings of insecurity, fear, and anxiety over an anticipated loss of something that the person values, such as a relationship, friendship, or love. In Cain’s case, he felt he lost his position as the first since his offering was not accepted.

         

There are some basic root causes of jealousy, and I want to talk about these root causes but before I do, I want you to understand that there are two distinct kinds of jealousy. One is positive and the other is negative. One kind is positive and is filled with adoration, defence, protect and love. The other kind is negative, filled with condemnation, attack, exposure and hatred. 

There is a whole set of list under these two endings. They all fall under being either positive or negative jealousy. Many names like in possessive jealousy, territorial jealousy, defensive jealousy, etc. have been, ascribed to an endless list of jealousy. No matter what name they are called they are either positive or negative.

  

God told man that he is a jealous God. This jealousy God has for man his unconditional, a positive kind of jealousy. We need to have an understanding of jealousy so we can manage and be in control of our emotions. No one is absent of jealousy.  Let jealousy be your teacher. Jealousy can lead you to the very places where you need healing most. It can be your guide into your own dark side and show you the way to total self-realization. Jealousy can teach you how to live in peace with yourself and the whole world if you let it.

   

It was not the prayer of Cain that attracted God’s attention but his jealousy. God wanted to see Cain succeed. God was concern about his servant; he knew the pathway Cain was leading. He tried speaking to Cain to see sense but the anger and rage has far eaten in. Some of us pray to hear God speak to us. Those that wait hard sometimes feel neglected. The truth is that God is speaking but they are not listening. They are not quiet to hear God speak. The truth is you have not created a personal relationship with God. God is speaking to you but because you have not related with him to know him, you will continue in what you are doing even when it is wrong.

    

The main key here is insecurity. The threat Cain saw in the eyes of his insecurity was his own blood brother. He was insecure because he felt Abel was coming to over throne him. He saw this as an act of war and here Abel was his enemy. He wiped Abel and deleted him from the earth. Insecurity is very deadly. Three feelings are what we should be looking in terms of being deadly jealous. They are insecurity, fear and anxiety. These three connotes a negative kind of jealousy, one that can kill.

  

Situational jealousy will arise over certain issues in a relationship and need to be embrace to keep the relationship bonded. The best cure for neglect is of course to focus attention on that which has been neglected. I just do not wish to dive into the different types of jealousy kind here because the list is endless. Hear another type: Informative jealousy, on the other hand, is a message from yourself to yourself telling you that something in your life is wrong. This is a whole bunch of insecurity displaying in another pattern and form. Your mind is speaking negative to you.

  

We understand now what was actually going-on in the mind of Cain while he spoke to Abel. Note that God has tried to calm him down but he was too stubborn or rather angry to listen to God. He has made up his mind what to do. The anger has clouded his thought and he was unable to reason and make sense. He was a wounded man ready to satisfy his taste for blood that tastes for revenge. He was ready to take it on an innocent man because his informative jealousy pointed towards the direction of that man. The truth is if Abel did not offer a sacrifice, it would have been only Cain’s sacrifice on the table. Therefore, if this was rejected, it will not reduce him to nothing in the front of Abel. 

  

He had the opportunity to present a better sacrifice than what he offered. Maybe he was selfish and greedy. Yes, he was selfish; we saw it in the fact that he was indeed a sociopath. Today I do not know what you are doing wrong and you know it is wrong but you have refused to reframe from doing it. You have been calling on God to bless that, which is wrong. You will only end up in fury, anger and pain. God cannot be mocked. He will only support what is right by his word. He will never support what is wrong no matter how you sugar coat it. This is a call for action. You must act now and do the right thing.

 

“Jealousy is that pain which a man feels from the apprehension that he is not equally beloved by the person whom he entirely loves.”

Joseph Addison (English Essayist, Poet, Dramatist and Statesman, 1672-1719)

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