The twin sin's, envy and jealousy Part 1

INTRO: Some time ago I was given a tract called, 'Just Tracks'. It dealt with the subject of jealousy and envy. The preacher from whose message this tract was written was Paul Weaver. The message was transcribed and edited by 'Still Waters Ministries, Inc.' In the introduction the tract said, 'A devastating spirit is among us. Often we see tracks, the effects of this spirit, but we are unable to identify the real problem. It is a spirit that causes many church problems and many relationship problems.' He gives the story of a fox hunt, and how they tracked the fox from one forested area to another, only to always find tracks out the other side. They could not get this fox. They were, as we would say, 'outfoxed'. From the tracks they knew for a fact the fox had been there, but they never did get him. And the speaker likened the sins of envy and jealousy to this fox. The picture he gave was that envy and jealousy leave tracks, though you can never seem to catch them. But, by the tracks you know the fox is about somewhere. So, by the tracks left by envy and jealousy, you can tell they have been somewhere about. But you can never seem to really get the confession of the one who carries that spirit.