9/7/2023 0 Comments Strife and division scripture![]() you will go so much further if you will keep unity in your home. you can accomplish dreams 10 times bigger, more rewarding. you are 10 times more powerful when you’re in agreement this means you have 10 times the strength to withstand attacks, overcome obstacles. When you’re in unity, the favor on your life is increased. will you stay on the high road and bite your tongue, even when you feel like telling somebody off? will you put your ego down, and let somebody else be right, even when you know they’re wrong? God is the potter we can’t change people, only God can. if you’ll let God do it His way, He’ll change what needs to be changed. you can prove your point, always win the battle what you don’t realize is, it’s damaging your relationships. you can be right your whole life and have nobody at your funeral. we think, “if I’m right, I’m not going to back down I’m going to prove to them that I’m right, win this battle.” can I tell you being right is overrated. He didn’t say, “blessed are the people who are right.” sometimes, you have to let the other person think they’re right, even when you know they’re wrong. there will be times when you know you’re right, the other person is being disrespectful, not telling the truth, but for the sake of peace you let it go. if you’re going to keep strife out, you have to get good at walking away when everything in you says to let them have it. it takes a mature person to overlook an offense, and say, “no, I’m not taking that bait, I’m staying in peace.” it takes maturity to apologize even when it wasn’t your fault. argue, fight, be disrespectful.” don’t take the bait. ![]() just because somebody is doing wrong, that doesn’t mean you have to engage that’s the spirit of strife baiting you, saying, “come on, let me in. I wouldn’t argue if my spouse wouldn’t push my buttons, that’s why we fight all the time” no, you have to be the bigger person. “I wouldn’t get so upset if my coworker wouldn’t be disrespectful to me. I’ve seen lifelong friendships destroyed over one disagreement that’s strife doing what it does best. If you allow the spirit of strife in, it’ll tear apart relationships, your marriage, your family. Jesus said:Ģ5 A home filled with strife and division destroys itself I’m not saying that we should never have an argument, never say a wrong word, that’s not reality, but when it becomes a part of who we are, it becomes common, we’re constantly arguing, fighting, being disrespectful, that means we’ve gone way too far. Strife can’t just come in when wants, bring division, disharmony, tear relationships apart we have to open the door. ![]() when we let our guard down, say things that are hurtful, disrespectful, demeaning, that’s not only damaging the relationship, that’s opening the door to strife that’s inviting that destructive spirit into our life. you love the man, you can’t live without him sometimes, you feel like choking him. let’s be real your spouse can get on your nerves. after all, it’s easy to argue, especially with those closest to you. if we would see it as the destructive force that it is, we would be more careful about allowing it in our lives. nobody said anything, but you know something is not right that’s the spirit of strife. you’ve walked into a place before, you don’t know anybody, you’ve never been there, but you can feel the tension in the room in the atmosphere there’s stress, discord. strife is a spirit just like peace is a spirit. what’s happened? we’ve allowed strife in. before long, we’re at odds, mad at each other, living offended, there’s stress, tension in the home. when somebody doesn’t agree with us, they do something we don’t like, it’s easy to get in conflict with them: argue, try to straighten them out, prove our point. ![]() ![]() One of the biggest challenges we all face is getting along with people, because everyone is different we have different personalities, temperaments, backgrounds. ![]()
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