“You shall not covet your neighbour’s house; you shall not covet your neighbour’s wife or his male servant or his female servant or his ox or his donkey or anything that belongs to your neighbour."
'Covet' is an inordinate desire to possess what belongs to another, usually tangible things. Coveting is not just wanting something, but it is wanting something at the expense of another. If we are focused on something another owns and we are consumed with getting it, we most likely will not love that neighbour. In Matthew 6:19-21 Jesus reminds us that where ever our treasure, there our heart will be also.
Ultimately being a covetous person will lead to your personal destruction. Coveting is something that can destroy you from the inside out. Remember that God will NEVER bless ill gotten gains. He will NEVER bless relationships that are hatched out of covetousness nor will He bless us materially. Place your faith and contentment in Jesus and you will experience joy beyond belief!
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