Exodus 20:17 “You shall not covet your neighbor’s house; you shall not covet your neighbor’s wife, nor his male servant, nor his female servant, nor his ox, nor his donkey, nor anything that is your neighbor’s.”
Until recently I can tell you I had been pretty much impervious to jealousy/envy. Always able to be happy for others good fortune….bigger homes, nicer cars, better clothes, skinnier thighs and their flatter bellies, didn’t deter my happiness. But upon the recent announcement of 2 new expectant mothers…what was that tinge? Sure I was happy for them, downright ecstatic! Such an exciting time! Could it be, could I be? Noooooooooooooo….. But, yet here I was among all this great excitement……jealous. Yes, there it’s out! I was jealous! J-E-A-L-O-U-S.
Fresh off the high of a recent pregnancy….why would envy/jealousy strike? Sure, I don’t miss the constant trips to the restroom, the inability to find a comfortable sleep position, the “get nowhere fast” walk, but oh boy there are some major perks. There are only a few type of people in life that are catered too above anyone else…the rich, the famous and the pregnant. There’s nothing like the lifestyle of the rich, famous and the pregnant. As the rich and famous is, so is the pregnant. Complete strangers befriend you, fascinated by your ever protruding budge. Constant photo op’s. Family and friends are not only at your beck and call…heck most of the time they don’t even give you a chance to call, preferring to intercede to prevent you from doing even the minimal of tasks. The constant flood of treats! How unselfish and courteous people are toward the pregnant! The baby showers that flood you with gifts and well wishes…it’s all about you baby! And how about those nurses during labor and delivery…ultimate caterers! You’re just a Pampered Princess for months on end.
Oh and the excitement of just being pregnant! It has to be comparable to Oscar night or the Emmy’s! The doctor’s visit that give you tiny glimpses into the life that’s growing inside you, the much anticipated first movements, is it a boy or a girl? What color to paint the baby’s room? Family, friends and yes complete strangers are just so excited and happy for you.
So, yes I must admit I was a smidge jealous of the pregnant, the lifestyle is enviable. But, I couldn’t be happier for my friends for this is truly an exciting, and joyous time. So, now that that’s out, I must repent. “Lord forgive me for coveting the lifestyle of the rich, the famous and yes Lord the pregnant. Amen.”
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