THE CAUSE OF FIGHTS AND THE SOLUTION
What is causing the quarrels and fights among you? Don’t they come from the evil desires at war within you? (James 4:1 NLT)
The Problem:
There exists many disputes and fights amongst human beings.
We experience fights at home, at Work, at school, in sports and even in places of massive fun.
The cause:
The passions and bad desires that are in our interior.
What is causing the quarrels and fights among you? Don’t they come from the evil desires at war within you? (James 4:1 NLT)
A hurt or bitter heart will always hurt others.
An insecure person will always envy the possessions of others, the power, the fame, the money etc.
You want what you don’t have, so you scheme and kill to get it. You are jealous of what others have, but you can’t get it, so you fight and wage war to take it away from them. Yet you don’t have what you want because you don’t ask God for it. (James 4:2 NLT)
SOLUTION:
To be continued….
Think:
Have you had arguments recently? Where?
What is the cause of those fights?
What can you do to solve them or avoid them?