Jealousy is always so ugly. Especially when it pits two sisters against each other. Sisters are supposed to look out for each other, not fight over some guy. Cause they're almost never worth it. Now I know Jacob was a good guy and he got caught in the middle of a bad situation. He was in love with one and woke up married to the other one. So he married them both. And Laban was selfish enough to trick everyone. So I'd really like to blame all the jealousy on him.
But I can't. Feelings are feelings. We can't always choose how we feel. But we can choose how we'll deal with our feelings.
Just because you're jealousy because your husband loves his other wife more (just one reason I believe in monogamy) doesn't mean you need to act hateful. Neither does your sister having more children than you. Neither does your neighbor having a new landscaped yard. Or someone having a big family when you don't. Or someone having a fabulous job while you're still slaving away. We can take those feelings to God, as Leah did. He understands our feelings and he can help us deal with them before our actions make everyone miserable. He can help us learn not to compare ourselves to others -- only to His plans for us.
How do you handle your feelings?
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