Here is a message from Joyce Meyer, which is titled, “Jealous and Judgmental Attitudes (Part 1).” The text for the message is from Proverbs 17:1. “Better a dry morsel with quietness than a house full of feasting with strife.”
Pastor Joyce teaches that bickering, arguing, heated disagreement, and an angry undercurrent are the dangerous parts of strife. We have to stop the anger, value peace, and humble ourselves under the mighty hand of God. We don’t have to prove that we are right; Jesus never tried to prove to anyone that he was right about anything. You’re never free until you no longer need to impress anyone.
No matter what you have, if you don’t have peace, you have nothing. Peace is a wonderful thing to have. We need to change whatever we can in order to have peace and make a decision to keep it. We are God’s representatives, and we need to make a decision to get out in the world and live the way God wants us to. We should try being nice and sweet to people, and when they have a need, we should meet it and be encouraging and positive.
We have to be different from the rest of the world and be transformed by the complete renewal of our minds. As Christians, we have to learn how to think and talk like God. Jesus, the Prince of Peace, has never lost his peace, and we must begin to pay attention to what causes us to lose our peace. Anytime we see ourselves upset, we should ask ourselves what really happened and get our peace back.
If you want to have peace, you’ve got to make an effort. God will do his part, but you have to do yours. Gossip, jealousy, criticism, and envy are some of the sins we have allowed to become acceptable. Gossip, jealousy, criticism, and envy are some of the sins we have allowed to become acceptable. You’re never justified in unforgiveness; it doesn’t matter what they did to you. God instructed us to forgive, and he will take care of the rest. God can’t go to work on your behalf if you are still holding unforgiveness against someone.
Forgiveness and love are not feelings; they are decisions about how to treat someone. Make a decision to forgive; pray for them, not curse them. It is far better to simply pray when someone wrongs us rather than go around telling everyone and allowing God to work. When you are good to someone who has done you wrong, you have totally won the devil. As Christians, we have to walk in peace and love.
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