Envy

Prayer Conquers Envy (illustration)

F.B. Meyer held meetings in Northfield, Massachusetts, and large crowds thronged to hear him. Then the great British Bible teacher G. Campbell Morgan came to Northfield, and people were ...

Andrew Bonar’s Struggle with Envy (illustration)

The godly Scottish preacher Andrew Bonar penned a diary entry. He wrote, “This day 20 years ago I preached for the first time as an ordained minister. It is amazing that the Lord has spared me and used me at all. I have no reason to wonder that He used others far more than …

Moody told the fable of an eagle who was envious (illustration)

Dwight L. Moody once told the fable of an eagle who was envious of another that could fly better than he could. One day the bird saw a sportsman with a bow and arrow and said to him, “I wish you would bring down that eagle up there.” The man said he would if he had some …

F.B. Myer - How to Have Overflow Blessing (illustration)

When F. B. Meyer was pastoring Christ Church in London, Charles Spurgeon was preaching at Metropolitan Tabernacle, and G. Campbell Morgan was at Westminster Chapel. Meyer said, “I find in my own ministry that supposing I pray for my own little flock, ‘God bless me, G …

Andrew Bonar - Envy is My Hurt (illustration)

The godly Scottish preacher Andrew Bonar penned a diary entry. He wrote, “This day 20 years ago I preached for the first time as an ordained minister. It is amazing that the Lord has spared me and used me at all. I have no reason to wonder that He used others far more than H …

Andrew Bonar Tells The Lord to Take Envy From me (illustration)

The godly Scottish preacher Andrew Bonar penned a diary entry. He wrote, “This day 20 years ago I preached for the first time as an ordained minister. It is amazing that the Lord has spared me and used me at all. I have no reason to wonder that He used others far more than H …

F.B. Meyer Prayed That God Would Bless Charles Spurgeon (illustration)

When F. B. Meyer was the pastor of Christ Church in London, Charles Spurgeon was preaching at Metropolitan Tabernacle, and G. Campbell Morgan was at Westminster Chapel. Meyer said, “I find in my own ministry that supposing I pray for my own little flock, ‘God bless me, …

Lady Astor Encountered a Lot of Male Antagonism (illustration)

Lady Nancy Astor, the first woman ever seated in the British House of Commons, encountered a lot of male antagonism – but proved herself capable of giving as well as receiving in that arena. Once, at a formal dinner, Lady Astor said to her neighbor that she considered men t …