I find it so interesting that sometimes we see someone else doing really good, and we get jealous and mad that it isn't us with that recognition.
When a football team scores a point the whole team isn't mad because they weren't the ones to run that ball across the line.
In basketball the person who gets an assist isn't mad because he wasn't able to score himself.
Volleyball, just because they aren't able to be the one to spike it over the net doesn't mean they are angry or jealous of the person that scored.
The reason why they rejoice in their team-mates success in scoring is because it took an effort from all of them to make it possible. It's exactly because that, they view the person getting recognition as a team-mate.
In life are we not all on the same team?
Life is a team effort. Success and recognition is never the result of one person's effort.
"But I do not joy in my own success alone, but my joy is more full because of the success of my brethren." (Alma 29:14)
When we see other's receiving recognition, remember that we are all on the same team! Rejoice with them! In all reality, i'm sure you helped them reach that goal sometime in their life.
Love everybody and rejoice with everybody, especially in times of success.
"My soul is carried away, even to the separation of it from the body, as it were, so great is my joy." (29:16)
In the name of Jesus Christ, Amen.
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