I'm in my late 20s and I've recently been dealing with bouts of coveting thy neighbor's possessions. Places online like Blind (teamblind.com) and halfchan's /g/ and /biz/, you'd frequent across anons who boast about their TC (total comp.) into the six figures, they'd drop half a million in cold hard cash and humblebrag about many things like they don't know how to spend that amount of cash. I look at my entire savings account and retirement funds and realize how far behind I am, how little I am in comparison to these kids and many of them are either my age or even younger than me. I instantly feel depressed, sad, and upset and it makes me not want to accomplish anything for the rest of the day.
When I was younger, there were many things in the Bible that didn't make sense: one of those was coveting thy neighbor's possession's, I would exclaim to God, "God, why would I ever do that? I'm content with what you gave me." This is in relation to the neighbor kids having a Nintendo 64 with a library of games, while I didn't even have a home console. Even right after I graduated college with a full-time job, with only a thousand or two in my bank account, I really didn't care much about money or how much money I made. However, now that I'm older, whenever I see this type of content online, it's like a stab in the gut, and I start second-guessing my life and start feeling worthless.
Anyways, I was wondering if any of you felt a similar frustration, and more importantly, what is the Zig Forums response to this? I do deserve to be slapped in the face for this type of reaction, but I can't help it in my sinful carnal flesh.
this is the most pathetic thing I have read. Ever. Sort yourself out.
Julian Foster
99% of the cryptokiddies on /g/ and /biz/ are just viral marketing bots.
Jaxon Russell
OP was saying that he didn't covet those things, which is commendable for a child.
Chase Bailey
Don't compare yourself to the world. Measure yourself against God's commandments.
I myself like cars and I sometimes get jealous of countries with cheap second-hand markets, but this form of thinking is sinful. It's sinful to make cars an idol. Likewise, don't make money an idol. Money is the measure of success in this world, but the Christian measure of success is how obedient we are to God. In the end that's all that matters. Consider how lucky we are to know Christ and how rare that is in this world.
If that's the most pathetic thing you read then you should sort YOURSELF out. Idiot.
Cameron Richardson
2nd'd
Carson Stewart
why envy them, wealth doesnt bring happiness. Those biz people are so incapable of feeling fine by themselves that they have to go and brag to online forums in hope of some validity from outside sources. They are like the woman who posts cleavage photos on social media fishing for likes, or the artist that does fanarts and then hunts for internet attention. They are all slaves to opinions of others in order to feel well. Realize that to be happy you need only your own thoughts. Also so little in terms of material is needed to live with a modicum of comfort that looking at those who waste fortunes on it should cause you pity not envy.
its pretty normal for kids to envy each other. relax.
Grayson Campbell
Describes when I became a Christian: “The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field. When a man found it, he hid it again, and then in his joy went and sold all he had and bought that field. “Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant looking for fine pearls. When he found one of great value, he went away and sold everything he had and bought it. (Matthew 13:44-46)
Unfortunately, I suffer from the Church of Ephesus syndrome, forsaking my first love who is Jesus Christ. It's one thing to believe in Jesus Christ, it's another thing to have the faith to put everything He says into practice, and that includes: sin no more. I guess that's why Christians like OP and many others suffer from the ailments of this forsaken pitiful little world.
Parker Lee
I hate to go all Alex Jones on this but, the elites of this world barely have to work, they don't need to work, but they want more power which is what fuels them. And everybody else at the bottom is trying to reach the top, so they can experience "Heaven on Earth" except without God. Also, you're right in that money doesn't make people happy, many different posts I've read on biz with these newfound millionaires they say (or at least claim) that they are still not happy with their lives.
