“Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up.”
The Comparison
Paul names envieth not specifically within this description of genuine charity, worth examining directly, envy and genuine love named here as directly opposed, worth holding as this movement’s own needed clarity, envy not merely a separate concern but genuinely, actually incompatible with this described, genuine charity.
This is worth applying against however much you have treated envy as a private matter, separate from your own actual love for others, rather than this verse’s own direct claim, genuine charity envieth not, worth examining whether your own envy has actually, honestly compromised your own capacity for this described love.
Notice this whole list describes actual, practiced love, not merely theoretical feeling, worth holding as needed application, genuine charity practically, actually excludes envy, worth considering what practicing this described, envy-free charity might actually, concretely require of you today, toward someone specific.
Consider today someone toward whom you have felt genuine envy, and examine honestly whether this envy has actually compromised your own capacity to genuinely love them, following this verse’s own direct claim, and practice today this described, envy-free charity toward them specifically, concretely.
Choose Contentment
- Consider someone toward whom you have felt envy, examining whether this compromised genuine love.
- Practice envy-free charity today toward this specific person, concretely, not merely in theory.
- Trust this verse’s claim that genuine love and envy are directly, actually incompatible.
Prayer
Lord, charity envieth not. Let my own love for others genuinely exclude envy, not merely in theory but in actual, practiced charity toward specific people today. Amen.
Carry this today
Genuine charity and envy are directly incompatible, not separate, unrelated concerns.