Adriane J. Sykes

Ecclesiastes 1:14: Again, I saw that for all toil and every skillful work a man is envied by his neighbor. This is also vanity and grasping at straws. How does someone go from admiring a person to becoming envious and jealous of that very same person ? And even deeper—how can those emotions eventually lead someone into practicing witchcraft? People can see your light . And that light draws them—some with good intentions, and some with the assignment to kill, steal, and destroy. In my last...

Proverbs 14:30  A sound heart is life to the body, but envy is rotteness to the bones.   As I am writing this new blog, I still haven’t figured out the title. Normally, my blogs originate from a title, and the inspiration kicks in, and it just flows from there, but this time – Nope! I am considering about four possible titles, all of which sound okay – I mean, they fit the topic, but it's just not quite right. Like when you taste something, you know how it's supposed to taste, but something...

Matthew 7:2 For with the same judgment you pronounce, you will be judged, and with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.   BibleApps.com states that the Bible uses the word "judgment" a total of 430 times in various spellings and occurrences .   On several occasions, I have heard believers use the term 'karma' or similar phrasing when referring to someone who received retribution or judgment. They will say things like: 1.     What goes around comes around 2.     Karma or Payback...