I found myself praying again for God to give a feeling of well being toward someone only to be reminded of something I said two weeks ago: Godly Actions Preceed Godly Feelings. But I want God to zap me with the warm fuzzy s. It doesn't work that way. You don't feel yourself in to godly behavior. You do have act yourself that way. It's not as easy.
In other words, sometimes I have to do the thing that i know I should do even when I don't feel like it. And for to experience that feeling, I first have to do the action. For example, I may feel jealous, but if I'm waiting for the feeling of envy and jealousy to go away, it's not going to happen. Sometimes I have to do the act of kindness before I feel kind. And with the very act of being Godly, by the very act of showing kindness, the act of kindness begins to melt away the sin, and it begins to melt away the envy that is within me.
It's not easy to do, but the moment you start being kind to the person you envy, that envy will begin to melt away and you will be happier. There's an old saying: kill them with kindness. Why not try that this week. Why not try being kind to the person with whom you are struggling. Kill them kindness and watch them squirm. But watch a relationship begin to be healed.
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