Scripture: “For where jealousy and selfish ambition exist, there will be disorder and every evil practice.” James 3:16
Jealousy is a painful emotion that rises when we feel threatened by someone else’s success, blessings, or position. It is a silent bitterness that whispers that what others have should have been ours. Jealousy often comes from insecurity, comparison, pride, and an ungrateful heart. It begins small, sometimes
even unnoticed, but if allowed to grow, it becomes destructive.
Jealousy is cancerous because it behaves like a spiritual cancer: it spreads quietly, weakens our character, corrupts our motives, and eventually destroys relationships. Just as cancer eats away at healthy cells, jealousy eats away at peace, love, unity, and joy. It blinds us to God’s goodness in our own lives and fills us with resentment. It caused Cain to kill Abel, Saul to hunt David, and Joseph’s brothers to sell him into slavery. Wherever jealousy dwells, disorder follows.
To be cancerous means to have the power to infect, spread, and destroy. And jealousy does exactly that, first in the heart, then in the mind, and eventually through words and actions.
But we can overcome jealousy. It begins with gratitude, celebrating what God has given us. It grows through contentment, trusting that God’s timing and blessings are perfect. It matures when we learn to rejoice with others instead of competing with them. Prayer, humility, and focusing on our God-given purpose starve jealousy of its power.
Jesus is our perfect model. Though rejected, criticized, and opposed, He never walked in jealousy. Instead, He walked in love, humility, and purpose. By following His example, we, too, can conquer the cancer of jealousy and live in freedom.
To God be the glory
Rev B Chinhara
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