The Tenth Commandment.
What does this mean?--Answer.
We should fear and love God that we may not estrange, force, or entice away our neighbor's wife, servants, or cattle, but urge them to stay and [diligently] do their duty.
There are many who seem to always be looking for greener grasses. They simply will not be satisfied with what God has already given them. They are not able to recognize that what they have is already very green and good. Beware, for the grass is not always greener on the other side of the road. Sometimes, it just looks that way from a distance.
I and other members of my family are a bit color blind. It doesn't affect life too adversely; unless, you happen to be working with electrical wires that are color coded. That can be a problem. Mostly, I recognize every color. They just look a little different to me than to those with good color vision.
Sometimes we can all be a bit color blind. We see greener grass when in fact what we may be looking at are dried out weeds. Just because someone tells us the grass is greener; doesn't always make it so. Beware of covetous people who would draw you away from what you already have to supposedly greener grasses for their own selfish purposes; to fulfill their own egos.
Sometimes we see someone that we might think we want; but, once we get to the greener grass we find that we have lost that which was truly good for us. Beware the grass is not always greener... And, as you are striving in vain for something better than what God has already given you; ensure that you are not also falsely enticing others to leave the ones who love(s) them. If they would leave them for your sake; they well might leave you for another.
Learn to love what is yours and leave your neighbors' alone.
God's Peace - Pr. J
Sometimes we can all be a bit color blind. We see greener grass when in fact what we may be looking at are dried out weeds. Just because someone tells us the grass is greener; doesn't always make it so. Beware of covetous people who would draw you away from what you already have to supposedly greener grasses for their own selfish purposes; to fulfill their own egos.
Sometimes we see someone that we might think we want; but, once we get to the greener grass we find that we have lost that which was truly good for us. Beware the grass is not always greener... And, as you are striving in vain for something better than what God has already given you; ensure that you are not also falsely enticing others to leave the ones who love(s) them. If they would leave them for your sake; they well might leave you for another.
Learn to love what is yours and leave your neighbors' alone.
God's Peace - Pr. J
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