LIFE IS NOT ABOUT SELFISHNESS - Daily Devotional (July-21-2023)

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Daily Devotional (July-21-2023) LIFE IS NOT ABOUT SELFISHNESS

Scripture Reference: James 4:1-3 (The Living Bible) - ”What is causing the quarrels and fights among you? Isn’t it the whole army of evil desires at war within you. You want what you don’t have, so you scheme and kill to get it. You are jealous for what others have, and you can’t possess it, so you fight and quarrel to take it away from them. And yet the reason you don’t have what you want is that you don’t ask God for it. And even when you do ask, you don’t get it because your whole motive is wrong—you want only what will give you pleasure.”

The Bible makes it clear the source and cause of the quarrels and fights among us. God’s Wordsays it is all from our evil desires. Let us humbly accept this and deal with it. The Word is the only thing that can reveal the truth about life.

It is when what we desire for ourselves becomes so strong that we are unable to drop, adjust or delay it that conflicts show up. These conflicts are within churches, families, marriages and even within long-term friendships and businesses.

If we can drop, adjust or delay some of our desires for the sake of others, the quarrels would begin to disappear, and peace and harmony would show up. Take a decision on this, now.

Our passage also mentions how far we go to get things. We scheme, fight and kill to get things, even things that belong to others. This is very unchristian, and should not be found in your life.

Our passage then says there are things we do not get for only one reason: we do not ask God. We do everything but ask God. We plan, work hard, invest and ask men, but don’t ask God.

Finally, our passage says we do not get what we ask for because our whole motive for asking is wrong. James then mentions that we want only what would give us pleasure.

God does not have a problem with our pleasure. The problem is when that is our only desire.

You could actually ask God for things:

  • for others, directly for them, not through you.
  • for yourself in order to help and bless others.
  • for the advancement of His kingdom.

PRAYER - Thank you Lord for your guidance and counsel for me. I walk in wisdom for my life and others around me because I affect my world positively in Jesus Mighty Name. Amen.

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LIFE IS NOT ABOUT SELFISHNESS - Daily Devotional (July-21-2023)
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  • Comment Link Felicia mercy virgo Friday, 22 July 2022 12:59 posted by Felicia mercy virgo

    Thanks so much for Daily Devotional July 2022 Thanks God bless you all amen 🙏 thanks

  • Comment Link Basil Thursday, 21 July 2022 09:44 posted by Basil

    AMEN! That's the WORD of GOD.

  • Comment Link Basil Thursday, 21 July 2022 09:43 posted by Basil

    AMEN! That's the WORD of GOD.

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