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Jealousy: The Source Of Conflict

“For I am afraid that when I come I won’t like what I find, and you won’t like my response. I am afraid that I will find quarreling, jealousy, anger, selfishness, slander, gossip, arrogance, and disorderly behavior.”

If we pay attention to the current state of the world there is a lot of chaos, conflict, hostility and disputes. Many factors cause the things mentioned above to happen, one of the causes is jealousy. Jealousy is often the cause of tearing the harmony and unity of a community.

Because of jealousy, brothers can become enemies. Cain had the heart to kill his own brother (Abel) because of jealousy, where Abel’s offering was accepted by God, while his offering was not. Because other people are more successful at their jobs, someone becomes hot-tempered so he designs a crime to destroy it. People who work diligently in an office are branded as people sycophants to their leaders.

There’s verse says “For where there is jealousy and selfishness, there is confusion and all kinds of evil deeds.” That is the reality that is happening and is hitting human life. It is not proper for God’s people to be jealous of each other because that will only bring all kinds of evil deeds. Who would cheer for joy if humans were jealous of each other. Surely the devil.

We must realize that from any angle, envy does not bring good, on the contrary, it will only damage and destroy ourselves, as well as others. Are we still jealous?

Are You The One God’s Looking For?

Day after day, if we look at the news broadcast in various media, the world’s condition is becoming more and more uncertain. Natural disasters never stop whacking, earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, floods, and many others. It doesn’t stop there, people seem to be easily provoked by the political and economic situation as a result of the pandemic.

Many people out there are looking for hope, they ask if the world will be better. But no one human can answer. Do we want to answer their questions? Right now God is looking for someone who wants to defend this land before Him, just as He revealed to Ezekiel, ““I looked for someone among them who would build up the wall and stand before me in the gap on behalf of the land so I would not have to destroy it, but I found no one. If in the time of Ezekiel God did not find, even though He was only looking for “one”, then today let’s give ourselves so that God will not only find one person, but a generation that will want to defend this nation before God so that this nation is saved.

Let’s stop for a moment from focusing on ourselves, and allow God to put the burden of this world in our hearts. Let’s pray for the restoration of our city and nation. Let’s release the words of peace upon this nation. Let’s cry out and humble ourselves before God, asking for forgiveness for the sins of this country, as Nehemiah did when he heard about the state of his country that was in ruins.

God is looking for “someone” who wants to defend this country before Him. Are you the one?

The Love Bug

A computer virus called “The Love Bug” (Love Virus) once spread around the world via e-mail, infecting millions of computers in less than 24 hours. It seems that even the most discerning people like reputable software assemblers are unable to resist the temptation to open the message entitled “I Love You”.

Some analysts say that the success of this devastating computer virus, while exposing the fragility of the machines in our cyber world, also reveals how deep the human heart longs. Deep inside the human heart, every person on this planet earth is looking for love. It is no coincidence that one of the most famous verses in the Bible. “For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, so that everyone who believes in Him should not perish but have eternal life.” Could it be that the love we long for most is God’s love? When God says, “I love you,” that’s the message we’ve been looking for. That message can change our lives.

Blessed Are Those Who Cares For The Weak.

“Blessed is he who cares for the weak! The Lord will deliver him in his time of trouble.”

Who are the good people?. There are many opinions about good people. Solomon says, “A kind person will be blessed, because he shares his sustenance with the poor.” A good person is someone who wants to help others who are lacking or weaker than him even though at that time he may be lacking, but in his weakness he still wants to help and care for people who are weaker than himself. That’s a good person, and God will not turn a blind eye to whatever he does. He will bless him abundantly according to the promise of His word.

“Whoever has compassion on a weak person, lends a loan to the LORD, who will repay him for what he has done.” So if we help or have mercy on people who are weak or lacking, the one who owesh us is not the person we help but God, and He will surely return or repay us in abundance. It is not in vain to care for the weak and needy because God promises to bless anyone who likes to help others.

“The LORD will protect him and preserve his life, so that he is called happy on earth; You will not let his enemies make fun of him!”. God will save and protect us and He will not allow us to be toyed with by the enemy. Also “the LORD helped him in his bed when he was sick; in his bed You restored him completely from his illness.” God will heal us from sickness.

Therefore, let’s practice this service of love in our daily lives. Even though we are weak we still want to help people who are weaker than us. If at this time we have been abundantly blessed by God, it is a gift from God that must be grateful for and is an opportunity for us to be a blessing to others.

Healthy Mind,Body And Soul

Many people choose organic food to live healthy these days. Actually, no one wants to eat food sprayed with pesticides or meat from animals that have been injected with steroids or contain preservatives. Why? Because researchers have already established the fact that these materials can contaminate our bodies and make us sick. When we eat bad food, and don’t take good care of our body, our body cannot function optimally as God has designed it.

The same principle applies to our hearts. When we guard our hearts so that we don’t consume what this world has to offer, we keep our hearts pure so that our hearts are not polluted by the evil things that exist in this world. When we direct our hearts to God’s words and worship God with all our heart, mind, and strength, then God will continue to purify our hearts so that our hearts are healthy.

In this way our hearts are able to function optimally,so that from our hearts flows streams of living water which can be a blessing to many people as God has designed.

Feed your mind,body and spirit with healthy and nutritious food.

The Road To Succes

A young boy talking to his teacher. He asked, “Teacher, can you show me where the road to success is?” “Uhm…,” the teacher was silent for a moment. Without saying a word, the teacher pointed in the direction of a street. The young man immediately ran down the path indicated by the teacher. He did not want to waste any more time to achieve success. After a few moments he suddenly shouted, “Ha! This is a dead end!” True, in front of him stood a large wall blocking the road. He froze in confusion, “Maybe I misunderstood the teacher’s meaning.”

Returning, the young man turned to meet the teacher to ask once again, “Master, which way to success?” The teacher kept pointing in the same direction. The young man was walking in that direction again. But what he encountered was still a covering wall. He thought this must be a joke. And the young man also felt played. Emotional and full of anger he met the teacher, ′′ Teacher, I have followed your instructions. But what I encountered was a dead end.

The teacher finally spoke, ′′ That’s where the road to success is. Just a few steps behind the wall. Sometimes we have to go through thorns, sharp pebbles, steep and bumpy roads, walls that block the way, and various obstacles that are ready to welcome us on our way to success. How often do we fail to achieve a goal because we stay focused on only seeing an obstacle and don’t dare to overcome it?”

Problems that arise in life, we consider as a very solid wall and impossible for us to overcome. Always ask for God’s wisdom so that we can overcome every obstacles that confronts us in achieving our success with Him in thanksgiving. Because in thanksgivings to Him, there is a new power that gives us joy and peace to face the obstacles in front of us.

“All things I can bear in Him who gives strength to me.”

Hope,Joy,Peace And Faith

“May God, the source of hope, fill you with all joy and peace in your faith…“

Hope is a term that describes a life that is completely dependent on God who will give the best. Hope about life that is accompanied by God in this world and to eternal life. God is called the source of hope because only God is able to give the best for us and for those who believe.

Joy and peace in faith are the starting point and the center of hope for believer. When the joy is gone, the hope is gone too; when hope is lost, joy is lost; so also with peace, bringing to hope and determined by hope itself. Abounding in hope means greater hope from time to time in God.

This Is The Day…

One night a woman was staying over at her friend’s house. Her friend gave her his room to live in for the night. In the morning, when she opened the window curtain, she saw a sign carved on the window: “This is the day…” At breakfast, she asked her friend about it. With a smile she explained, “I purposely wrote that sentence on the window as best I could, because I often feel worried from day to day. When I remembered that ‘this is the day that God has made’, I realized that,whatever day it is, if that day was made by God, then why should I worry?”

We getting joy every day. When we meditate on the truth, our faith appears and gives us strength and courage so that we can go through the day with joy. The saying goes: “Don’t get up from the wrong side of the bed.”

WRONG, meaning don’t start the day with the wrong attitude. Imagine what would happen if in the morning our minds were already filled with anger, irritation, worry, and other negative feelings. Guaranteed that day we will have a hard day, feeling everything goes awry and makes us despair.

On the other hand, if at the beginning of the day we have meditated on God’s promises, leaving everything in God’s control and expecting His guidance to help throughout the day, giving thanks for all the goodness He has prepared, trusting His promises, then we will live the day with enthusiasm.

What causes it? Joy arises because we believe that all the goodness of God will be with our lives. Today, whatever the day, every day is a day that God has made. And we should rejoice in it. There is no need to be afraid of anything that will happen today, because we will surely see the extraordinary things that God has done in our lives. “This is the day that the Lord has made, let us rejoice in it.”

Because You Are Precious In My Eyes

“For you are the one who formed my kidneys, woven me in my mother’s womb. I thank you because my events are terrible and wonderful; what a miracle you have made, and my soul is well aware of it.”

Not one of the billions of people on this earth are exactly the same. Everyone has their own differences and characteristics. Even though twins are born, even though they have a similar appearance, they must be different in many ways, because God created us in our mother’s womb with our own uniqueness.

Each of us is formed by God in such a way. “…You are the one who molded my kidneys, woven me in my mother’s womb… my events were terrible and miraculous;”, meaning that God is actively involved and full of creativity. In fact, He Himself cares for the baby since it is still in its mother’s womb: from when the fetus develops to making plans for its future life.

God said, “For I know what plans I have for you, says the Lord, plans for peace and not for accidents, to give you a hopeful future.” . God also equips us with different gifts, “So we have different gifts according to the grace that was given to us:” Everyone is different and has uniqueness, each also equipped with different gifts.

Therefore we do not need to compare ourselves with others or try to be like them. There are those who get stressed, disappointed in themselves and think that God is unfair to them when they see other people looking perfect (according to their judgment), then try in such a way that they want to be like that person. It’s fine for us to admire and idolize other people, but we don’t have to be the same as that person because basically everyone is different.

Therefore, no matter where we are, we must feel proud to be ourselves and give thanks to God. “Because you are precious in My eyes and glorious, and I love you,” .

Don’t Respond To Fools

One day, a lion walked very gallantly in a forest. The other animals respect him very much. They all gave him way, except for the donkey. The donkey sneered when the lion passed by.

The lion was instantly angry. However, when he saw that it was the donkey that had done so, he continued on his way calmly. It didn’t want to get its strong paws dirty in response to a stupid animal like a donkey.

No need to respond to fools. Ignore it! Remember, anyone has the right to give input, comment, say anything about you. However, you also have the right to accept or not accept it. Don’t put everything in your mind and heart. Because in the end what God sees is what we do, not what they say.

“God does not see what man sees; man sees what is in front of his eyes, but the Lord looks at the heart.”