Quote:-No coveting.
At first glance, this may seem like an exercise in futility. It commands us to put aside all motivation to build a successful comfortable life and future for ourselves, since we cannot even desire things we don't have.
Except that's not what the commandment is.
The commandment says, Don't covet things that belong to other people. As in, if someone has something you'd like, don't resent them or hate them for it. Be happy for them, because something good happened to them.
But to covet something belonging to someone else isn't to resent or to hate them, it is to want what they have. 'Covet' means 'a desire to possess'. The commandment is an impossible one to follow, since covetousness is a feeling, not an act. Every person - every single one - has look at another's possession and thought, 'Gosh, I wish that was mine'. This commandment doesn't prohibit an action, but a thought.
Quote: -Give no thought for the morrow.
YOLO, right?
Wrong.
This teaching says, Do not WORRY about tomorrow. Don't be afraid of what will happen that you have no idea about. Don't embrace every little fear as if it were the end of the world. Believe me, I've done this before, it's miserable and nothing good comes out of it.
But Matthew 6, in context, is exhorting people to be more concerned about Heavenly rewards than with earthly necessities. It says to take NO thought for tomorrow - don't worry if your child is sick, or if the rent won't get paid or if your car won't start. We wouldn't be human if we didn't have such concerns. This has nothing to do with embracing 'every little fear', but is a mark of foresight and prudence on the part of responsible people. This instruction is - again - an impossible one for normal people to take to heart.
Quote:-Abandon your loved ones.
I'm not sure where it says this, can you please elaborate?
Matthew 10:37
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