There is a theme that comes out a lot in Job which should be a challenge to us. How many times have we thought that our life was really tough (whether spiritually or just physically) and then looked at others and wondered how they've done so well? How comes I work hard and struggle to pay the bills but John over there bought his house from the council for pennies and doesn't have a mortgage? How is it that at work, I am very skilled and able but I get paid half of what some idiot gets paid in senior management? It is easy to think like that and of course sometimes it is true but also there is much we don't see in these situations. If we knew all there was to know about someone, would we swap our life for theirs? Probably not. Would you take more money at work if you had to have the divorce or the mistakes from their youth? Their criminal record perhaps or a family who hate them? I wouldn't.
We need to learn to be content and to work hard and provide for our families despite what we think other people are enjoying!
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