Okay, then. What essentially is the difference betweeen jealousy and envy, these most destructive of emotions? They are right up there with spite, malice, vindictiveness hatred and a vengeful spirit.According to Georgetown University psychologist W. Gerrod Parrott, Ph.D., envy occurs when a person lacks another person's superior quality, achievement, or possession, and desires it--or wishes that the other person lacked it.
Jealousy, by contrast, occurs in the context of a close relationship when a person fears losing an important other to a rival--in particular, losing a relationship that is important to one's sense of self.
The trouble is that all of these feelings are intensely damaging to any individual.
From a spiritual point of view, they are a disaster. The Christian should be producing the 'fruits of the spirit' and not these valueless tickets to hell.
Psalm 51 helps us. We should pray to have these things taken away from us and replaced.
"Create in me a clean heart, Oh Lord my God."
LINK: http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=34894
