The Green Sickness (Pack of 5)

Shakespeare called jealousy the “green sickness.” One of the hardest battles a Christian must fight is against envy. Someone is always a little better looking, a little smarter, a little ahead of us. God warns us not to allow the weed of envy to grow in our hearts (Galatians 5:21, 26; Romans 13:13; 1 Peter 2:1). Envy’s tools—whisperings, backbiting, lies, murder—are dangerous (cf. 2 Corinthians 12:20; 1 Timothy 6:4–5). The green sickness is a bad malady. It will knock a man (or woman) flat on his (or her) back: “Wrath is cruel and anger a torrent, but who is able to stand before jealousy?” (Proverbs 27:4; cf. James 3:14–16).