THE PITFALL OF COVETOUSNESS
The word covetousness means eager or excessive desire, especially for wealth or possessions. Other words for covetousness are greed, envy, jealousy, cupidity, etc.
We live in a generation where covetousness is becoming a practice by the day, people want wealth and other possession by all means without minding the consequences attached, some of us have even forgotten that there are laid down principles for us to get wealth or other possessions the right way.
NEGATIVE IMPACT OF COVETOUSNESS
1. The wealth achieved through covetousness doesn’t last.
2. The material gain is achieved through illegal means.
3. The blessings that are supposed to come with wealth are not there.
4. There is no required knowledge to sustain such wealth because it was not gained through the required process of achieving wealth.
5. People tend to question such achievement because it has no basis or proper foundation and cannot be linked to identifiable sources.
6. The end is usually disastrous.
STEPS TO AVOID BEING A COVETOUS PERSON
1. Work for your wealth and be true to your hustle.
2. You must be willing to be patient during your rough times, while you strategies to get up again.
3. You must be willing to learn financial management skills to save for the dry season.
4. Surround yourself with people who will help you grow, spiritually, financially, physically, and morally.
5. You must be willing to learn new things that will enable you to become useful or make more impact in your workplace or your business line.
6. Be willing to learn from your mistakes and make the necessary corrections.
7. Learn from people who have gone ahead of you, ask questions and ask for help if need be when you need it.
8. You must be willing to do the right thing always, avoid activities that will destroy your image and integrity.
9. You must be willing to make sacrifices to make things work, time, knowledge, commitment, resources must be put together to make things work, etc.
10. You must make savings your habit, to avoid begging others during your dry season, because covetousness also emanates from not having what you need or want.
Covetousness is a pitfall that one can avoid in life, but you must be willing to be morally and physically upright and spiritually-minded. We must learn to avoid situations that encourage us to covert.
Life may throw lemons at us, but we must be willing to turn the lemons into lemonade. May we not be blinded by the lust for money and material things. Let love and peace rule our hearts.
Living intentionally is our goal.
Article by © Mr. Ishaku Nenfort, Regional Outreach and Education Coordinator, North-Central
Photo: Raghuvansh Luthra
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