The second of the "seven deadly sins" is covetousness.
What does The Bible say about covetousness?
Exodus 20:17 - "You shall not covet your neighbor's house. You shall not covet your neighbor's wife, or his male or female servant, his ox or donkey, or anything that belongs to your neighbor."
Micah 2:2-3 - They covet fields and seize them, and houses, and take them. They defraud people of their homes, they rob them of their inheritance. Therefore the Lord says: "I am planning disaster against this people, from which you cannot save yourselves. You will no longer walk proudly, for it will be a time of calamity.
James 4:2-3 - You desire but do not have, so you kill. You covet but you cannot get what you want, so you quarrel and fight. You do not have because you do not ask God. When you ask, you do not receive, because you ask with wrong motives, that you may spend what you get on your pleasures.
We should be thankful for the blessings we have, and ever grateful for everything God chooses to give us. There's a saying: "the grass is always greener on the other side," but grass is still grass. Stuff is still stuff. It's okay to admire the blessings God gives to someone else, as long as we do it with the right hearts. If we find our thoughts turning to complaints - "Why don't I have one of those cars?" - then we need to change our mindsets. It is okay to see someone be blessed, and just say "Thank you Lord, for taking care of your people" if we are genuinely happy for that other person, and not envious of what they have.
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