Humble Submission to God ... Ridding Ourselves of Pride
Sunday, August 1, 2010
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James 4:1: "What causes fights and quarrels among you? Don't they come from your desires that battle within you".
These selfish desires are the cause of arguments and conflicts:
- The desire "to have" possessions and things.
- The desire "to feel" pleasure.
- The desire "to be" important (self-pride)
James 4:6: "But he gives us more grace. That is why Scripture says: 'God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble.'"
The cure for argument and conflict is HUMILITY!
Ways to overcome argument and conflict:
- Total surrender of "self" to God (Submit)
- Stand up to evil.
- Grow closer to God.
- Ask for forgiveness.
"Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will lift you up." James 4:10.