Envy: By Joel Osteen

Not everybody will celebrate the favor and blessing on your life. But you have to be wise enough to not lose sleep over it.
— Joel Osteen (@JoelOsteen) October 20, 2014

When someone gets a word from God about their destiny, what's the first thing they do? They tell everyone they know in hopes of garnering support for God's favor & blessing on their lives. The problem is that most people are envious at their core, some people won't tell you because they don't want to hurt your feelings. I can respect that because if you have nothing good to say, don't say anything at all. Nobody has time to be fighting haters, there's more than enough of them to last an eternity. The problem with telling everyone you know about what God showed you is you don't know who's for you or who's against you. Remember, the devil was once an angel so he knows how to entice people into doing his bidding. You may get a few genuine supporters because those are the ones who are real. They want you walking in God's favor and blessing and they will keep you focused. Then you have the snakes, those who slither their way inside, and at your weakest point, they bite. These snakes pretend like they have your back, but they really want what you have, so they feel if they take you out, that blessing & favor is theirs. There are those who will celebrate God's favor & blessing on your life, and there are those who are jealous because they don't have what you as a believer have. Never apologize for being blessed, let alone favored by God. There's plenty to go around, so why be jealous? How God dispenses his blessing & favor is his business, and no one else's.