Posts Tagged ‘strife’
Friday, March 12th, 2010
I’ve discovered that a lot of people that read the Bible don’t like what it says. For instance, Ephesians 4:31 instructs us to “let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamor, and evil speaking, be put away from you.”
Maybe you struggle with some of these emotions, feeling you have a right to them because of how you’ve been treated. (more…)
Tags: anger, attitude, behavior, bitterness, strife
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Monday, November 30th, 2009
What would you consider is the basis for building an effective relationship involving two or more people? 1 Corinthians 1:10 gives the answer. “I beseech you, brethren, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye all speak the same thing, and that there be no divisions among you; but that ye be perfectly joined together in the same mind and in the same judgment” (KJV).
That’s two people whose hearts beat together; their minds work together, their plans are the same, and their objectives are the same. That’s cooperation, and that’s how marriage should work.
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Tags: conflict, cooperation, marriage, strife
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Sunday, November 15th, 2009
Are you someone who has suffered emotionally and perhaps physically at the hands of others?
Have emotions such as anger, resentment, hate, hostility, bitterness and revenge entered your heart and mind? Have you become filled with an unforgiving spirit?
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Tags: anger, bitterness, conflict, forgiveness, strife
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Wednesday, October 21st, 2009
Sometimes it’s a good idea to reflect on our behavior! Are we truly living the abundant life God has for us, or are we settling for less? One of the ways we can think about this is to ask ourselves, “Am I carnal or am I spiritual?” These are two biblical words with important implications. Knowing what these words mean, and understanding how they play out in our lives can determine the difference between having effective human relations and poor human relations.
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Tags: behavior, divisions, envy, human relations, strife
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Wednesday, September 9th, 2009
Getting along with others is often difficult because we all have our own personal issues to deal with. Sometimes, we find we just can’t do what we really need to do.
The one factor in your life that will enable you to do what you need to do is to make sure your spiritual life is in good condition. If you neglect it, you’ll grow cold, and that will leave you feeling pretty empty inside.
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Tags: attitude, conflict, human relations, strife
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