11月21日
标 题：当神祝福他人时
经 节：扫罗见大卫做事精明，就甚怕他。（撒母耳记上十八章15节）
嫉妒是一种毁灭性的态度，污染你对生活的看法。嫉妒对人的损伤极大，以至于神用十诫中的两条来定罪它。扫罗王是个爱嫉妒、没有安全感的人，他已被提升到以色列最高位，且在各方面倍受祝福。但是，扫罗看到大卫赢得以色列百姓的赞美及注意。以色列人认可扫罗的成就，同时也赞美大卫。神要使用大卫完成的成就，似乎要比扫罗的更大（撒母耳记上十八：7）。当神赐给另一人能力，好打败他们的仇敌时，扫罗不但没有欢喜，反而嫉妒大卫至深，要寻索大卫的命。
嫉妒是基督徒生命中令人憎恶的行为。神使我们成为祂的儿女，我们当中没有任何人有资格作神的儿女。因此，我们根本没有必要去比较自己与其他神儿女的祝福。嫉妒是一种最严重自我中心的行为。嫉妒劫夺了我们的喜乐，也治死了我们的满足。嫉妒使我们的心变硬，压碎我们的感恩。嫉妒是假设神的资源是有限制的，无法同时祝福我们和其他的人。
扫罗整个人被自己对大卫的嫉妒所占据，他忽略重要的国家大事不管，把痛苦带给他的百姓。扫罗的家庭也因为他的嫉妒被毁。
要谨守你的心！如果发现自己无法因别人的成功而喜乐，务要小心！不要让嫉妒污染你的心。在嫉妒劫夺神本要给你的喜乐和满足之前，赶紧悔改。当你想比较自己与其它人的成就时，求神提醒你祂在各方面的赐予，这些赐予本不是你应得的。
When God Blesses Others
Therefore, when Saul saw that he behaved very wisely, he was afraid of him. (1 Samuel 18:15)
Jealousy is a destructive attitude that poisons the way you view life. It is so harmful that God condemned coveting in two of the Ten Commandments. King Saul was a jealous and insecure man. He had been elevated to the highest position in Israel. He had been blessed in numerous ways. But Saul saw that David was gaining the attention and praise of the Israelites. The Israelites recognized Saul’s accomplishments, but they also praised David, whom God was using to accomplish even more (1 Sam. 18:7). Rather than rejoicing that God had empowered another to defeat their enemies, Saul became murderously jealous and sought to destroy David.
Jealousy is an abomination in the life of a Christian. God has made us His children. None of us deserves to be God’s child, so there is no need to compare our blessings with those of other children of God. Jealousy is self-centeredness at its worst. Jealousy robs us of joy and chokes out contentment. Jealousy hardens the heart and stifles gratitude. Jealousy assumes that God’s resources are too limited for Him to bless another and still bless us.
Saul grew so preoccupied with his jealousy toward David that he neglected important things, bringing suffering and pain upon his people. Because of his jealousy, Saul’s family was destroyed.
Watch over your heart! If you find yourself unable to rejoice in the success of others, beware! Do not let jealousy taint your heart. Repent before it robs you of any more of the joy and contentment God desires for you. When you are tempted to compare your success in life to that of another, ask God to remind you of all the ways He has blessed you undeservedly.
