What causes fights and quarrels among you? Don’t they come from your desires that battle within you? —James 4:1 NIV
Our battle come from the
within.
Our desires puts us at the center of the
-niverse.
For wherever there is jealousy and selfish ambition, there you will find disorder and evil of every kind. —James 3:16 NLT
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. —James 4:2A NLT
When we put
at the center of the universe, we’ll fight
to keep our spot.
NLT Yet you don’t have what you want because you don’t ask God for it. And even when you ask, you don’t get it because your motives are all wrong—you want only what will give you pleasure. —James 4:2B-3
And He gives grace generously. As the Scriptures say, “God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble.” So, humble yourselves before God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. —James 4:6-7 NLT
Feel stuck in your battle? Your step is
.
Come close to God, and God will come close to you. Wash your hands, you sinners; purify your hearts, for your loyalty is divided between God and the world. Let there be tears for what you have done. Let there be sorrow and deep grief. Let there be sadness instead of laughter, and gloom instead of joy. Humble yourselves before the Lord, and He will lift you up in honor. —James 4:8-10 NLT