Reserved Assignments: Ep 2: When Jealousy Rises: Proof You're on Assignment

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Welcome to the Diary of a Black Woman podcast with your host,

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Connie Morris, where healing has a voice and truth is no longer silent.

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Father God, like Jabez, we cry out that thou would bless us indeed.

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Bless every woman listening beyond trauma, beyond limits, beyond what she thought

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was possible. Enlarge her territory.

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Expand her purpose. Let your hand be upon this moment.

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Saturate every word with oil and truth. break cycles, cancel every curse sent to silence her.

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This isn't just a podcast. This is holy ground. In Jesus' name, amen.

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Hello, and welcome back to the Diary of a Black Woman podcast.

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I'm your host, Connie Morris, and this is where faith meets real world and truth

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meets transformation. And today's episode is one we've all lived through.

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Episode two, when jealousy rises.

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You know, jealousy is one of those emotions that sneaks in quietly.

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However, when it appears, it can shift an entire atmosphere.

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It can turn allies into critics and friends into observers who no longer clap when you win.

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But here's what I've learned. When jealousy rises, it's usually because your

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assignment has been recognized, even by those who don't understand it.

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And I want to just pause here. And I want you to think about when you begin to shift your focus.

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Maybe you came in and you had an entry-level position, but yet secretly you've

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been studying and you've been studying for the next level. No one knows that.

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Just only you, yourself, and I, maybe a few friends who you don't work with,

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I'm going to get that next position because I know somebody's getting ready

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to retire and that position is going to be open. So I'm prepping for that position.

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And even though they don't know that you're doing that, something starts to happen in the room.

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They don't understand what's going on with you, but they notice that you are

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different. You have changed.

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You are not the same person that started here three months ago, two months ago, right?

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They noticed that you are up to something and it's God on you that makes the devil take notice.

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So let's go to 1 Samuel 18.

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Saul's jealousy of David took root right after David's greatest victory.

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David has just defeated Goliath and people saying Saul has slain his thousands

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and David his thousands.

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And from that day forward, Scripture says, Saul kept the jealous eye.

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On David. So secretly, Paul was jealous of David. We saw that,

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but what is it he kept a jealous eye?

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He wanted to find out what was really going on with this David. Is he after my job?

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Why is everybody praising him when everybody was praising me?

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You ever had that happen in the office?

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Think about that. Jealousy didn't rise when David was unknown.

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It rose when his obedience made him visible.

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You ever felt like you've been invisible and you've been chilling like nobody

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knows you, you know, the song, but yet now it seems like a spotlight is on you.

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Everybody's watching you. If you drop something, they're like,

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oh, just drop something or you do something.

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They're watching you with that jealous eye trying to catch you slipping.

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But let me tell you, Some people don't mind you being gifted as long as you stay silent.

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They celebrate you as long as your light doesn't outshine theirs.

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But the moment you step into the fullness of what God called you to be,

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insecure hearts start comparing instead of connecting. It becomes that silent friction in the room.

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You know, it's just like the tone, even the tone of that person changes.

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So it's never nice. It's always like very, like a mean spirited,

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like you're going to do this, you're going to do that.

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Not how you doing, it used to be hello, but now it's shifted.

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We're not moved by what we see, right?

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It says that's the moment you step into the fullness that God has called you

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to be. That's when you know that you're on the right path.

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Instinct your hearts start comparing instead of connecting.

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Thank you, Father. It says, here's the truth. Jealousy is not really about you.

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It's a reflection of someone else's fear of your success.

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Exposes what they have done with their own calling.

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So don't internalize their issues. Don't shrink.

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Don't apologize for the way God is blessing you.

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Let's talk about the real world talk here. I've been in rooms where I felt that

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unspoken tension, where smiles hid discomfort, and favor made people whisper instead of support.

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And the Lord told me, Connie, jealousy doesn't stop purpose. It just proves it.

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When jealousy rises, it reveals that your light has reached new visibility.

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The enemy doesn't attack what is irrelevant.

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He attacks what's impactful. So know that you are rising.

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When jealousy rise, know that you are on your way up. Let's pray.

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It says, Lord, teach me to respond to jealousy with grace and not greed.

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Help me to stand focused on purpose, not people.

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When others misunderstand my favor, remind me that you are my vindicator.

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Give me the strength to love even when I'm envied, to stand even when I'm whispered

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about, and to keep shining with our apology.

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In Jesus' name, I pray. Let's do this decree.

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I decree that I refuse to be distracted by jealousy. I am not in competition.

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I am on assignment. My heart is not a threat.

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My light is not a threat. It's evidence of God's presence in my life.

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I'm chosen and I will be moving forward.

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That's a statement. I am chosen and I will be moving forward.

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So next time jealousy rises, smile, not because it feels good,

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but because it confirms that heaven just made your name known.

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Heaven just made your name known.

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Let jealousy be your reminder that God's favor always attracts attention,

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both positive and negative, but it's still favor. Amen.

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This has been the Diary of a Black Woman podcast with your host, Connie Morris.

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This episode spoke to you, shared with your sister or whoever you know that

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is getting promoted and they might be going through some jealousy or a little

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trauma at the workplace.

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Let them know that they have just been recognized by heaven.

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And whenever your name is mentioned in heaven, you know, guess who's listening?

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That's what I'm talking about. So don't let that keep you from doing what God

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has called you to do. It says, I want you to.

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I want you to share this episode, especially for someone who misunderstood for her success.

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And remember, what God reserves, no one can replace.

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Until next time, keep shining, keep standing, and keep walking in your reserve assignment.

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Thank you for listening to this episode. And before we close out,

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I want to speak a word of promise over you from Jeremiah 29, 11 through 14.

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Father God, you declared, I know the plans I have for you, plans to prosper

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you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.

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So today we receive that truth.

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You said when we call on you, you will listen. So we pray.

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You said that when we seek you with our hearts, you will be found. So we pursue.

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You said you will restore us from captivity. So we declare freedom over every

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place where our listeners feel stuck, silenced, or small.

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Thank you for always drawing near when we show up in faith. In Jesus' name, amen.