‘WHEN LIGHT ATTRACTS ENVY’

©Opeyemi Akintunde
As Inspired by The LIVING WORD

Sometimes, all you have to do to be hated is to shine. That’s it. Your joy, your peace, your confidence, your progress, it can irritate those who are consumed by comparison or envy.

They don’t hate you because you did them wrong…
They hate you because your life is a reminder of what they wish they had.

Yes, there are people who:

• Dislike your laughter because it echoes what they lack.

• Criticize your talents because they’ve buried theirs.

• Envy your looks, progress, or future because they feel stuck.

• Monitor your life with the intent to mock or malign.

These are what I call “Enemies of the Bright.” Like Joseph’s brothers, they can be close, even blood. His only offense? He dreamed. He shared. He shone. That was enough to provoke hatred strong enough to plot his death.

So, how do you deal with such people?

1. Acknowledge the reality: You won’t always be liked. Your goodness will not shield you from envy. Don’t live to impress or beg for friendships that feed on jealousy.

2. Go to your knees: Make your prayer life your defense. Tell God about them. Ask for protection, for wisdom, and for the grace to keep rising above spite without falling into bitterness.

3. Be discreet with your dreams: Joseph’s error was not in dreaming, it was in revealing it to the wrong audience. Guard your vision. Celebrate in silence. Let your results do the talking.

4. Understand that light attracts insects and admirers alike. You can’t control who watches, but you can control how much you give away.

Prayer Points:

• Lord, shield me from those who envy my light. Hide me under Your shadow where no evil can reach me.

• Lord, confuse the tongues and plans of every hater determined to pull me down.

• Elevate me in such a way that my enemies are left behind, speechless and powerless.

• Teach me when to speak and when to stay silent. Give me wisdom in sharing my success.

• Let every plan to sink me be turned into a stage for my rising, in Jesus name!

Scripture Reference: Genesis 37

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