In Economics term, it is established that human wants are insatiable. It is true that human being needs many things in term of material possessions to live their normal life.
This does not mean that human being in their quest to survive should acquire what does not belong to them. There should be limit and moderation to what you need and how to acquire them.
Whatever position you are either you are the boss or messenger of an organization, you should be contented with what you are given or provided with. As an individual you must always think about the outcome or aftermath of any action you might have taken.
You should be satisfied with your present position and diligently working towards greater achievement without stepping on others toes, depriving others of their right or robbing Peter to Pay Paul”.
You are greatly advised to wait for your own time and rely solely on whatever your creator (God) has provided for you at the moment. Be careful and never try to emulate anybody at all. What your colleagues did and escape with might be a trap that will expose your own nefarious acts.
Covetousness is one of the major sources of untimely death that are rampant in our society nowadays. Do not try to acquire what you do not have right to.
This reminds me of an episode (incident) of a man of God in a very big Parish. This is not a fiction it happened some years back.
This man of God had worked and ministered in so many churches and now transferred to the Headquarter as the district head. In this station there was also an Evangelist of God who was younger that the district Pastor.
Both of them were happily married with children. They were working together in the vineyard of the Lord Jesus Christ.
Whenever there was programme or when they went out for house visit or the members of their congregation gave them money as gift for both of them to share, the district Pastor who is older than the Evangelist used to give out about five percent of the whole money to the Evangelist.
This District Pastor would say to the Evangelist do not be annoyed you too will be promoted to my position one day. The Evangelist used to accept faith that one day things will change for better but seriously annoyed within himself.
This kind of attitudes had become paramount in the life of this District Pastor forgetting or pretended as if he did not know that the Evangelist too had children and wife to cater for.
One day, the District Pastor was in the bathroom bathing at the back of the Vicarage as he bent down, the Evangelist who was raged considering how he used to be maltreated by his District Pastor poured petrol on this District Pastor and set him on fire in the bathroom.
The District Pastor burnt beyond recognition and bade this world good bye.
Though the Evangelist was arrested by the law enforcing agent and questioned for what he had done and duely punished. What the Evangelist had done cannot be reversed it had become irreparable loss of life.
As an individual the spirit of covetousness should be rebuked to prevent actions that will end your life with regrets. Endeavor to give room for equal opportunity in sharing of things or money – that are in your care.
Many people have become victims of mortuary or found themselves in grave due to their carelessness and covetous way of life. This is a clarion call and signal for you to change and make amendment. Whatever you have done wrong or where you have gone astray before it is not too late so as not to bite your fingers in regret.
You must have consideration for others and do the right thing at the right time to curb and prevent unforeseen circumstances.
What would you say about a man that squandered and diverted the money meant for capital project for the citizen of a whole country into his own personal account?
The end result was a sorry case of how he took his won life to avoid been embarrassed. Please do not let your own case ended with “Had I known, I should have acted otherwise. You are been told now take correction.
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