2010-11-12T14:14:21-05:00 GCI info@gospel.com http://www.gospel.com/feeds/topics/jealousy http://truewoman.com/?id=1285 2010-11-12T14:14:21-05:00 We will continue to be easily angered until we get a firm grasp on how God sees us, and how He calls us to treat the people around us. http://truewoman.com/?id=1284 2010-11-12T14:13:17-05:00 Jealousy is a green-eyed monster. If it’s hiding in the closet of your heart, it’s time to do some housecleaning. http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-hindrances/taking-back-what-the-enemy-stole-6029 2010-02-18T09:46:45-05:00 The enemy may have his hand on something or someone right now he has no right to. It's time for you to follow General Jesus into the battle to take back what the enemy has stolen! http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-hindrances/the-only-impression-that-matters-5982 2009-12-15T09:13:50-05:00 There's something very wrong if you're using Jesus to make a name for yourself or to impress other people with you. You are actually hijacking His glory. And there's something wrong if you're not telling people about Jesus because of something about you. It's not who's doing the telling that's the issue; it's who you're telling about - the One who offers the greatest love in the world. http://biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Galatians%205:19-21&version=NIV 2009-09-25T13:03:40-05:00 While many of us might consider jealousy to be a "minor" sin, the Bible makes it clear that it's an offense to God. This passage lists it along with other actions that are indicative of a sinful nature. http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-hindrances/garbage-where-it-does-not-belong-5818 2009-09-10T12:12:36-05:00 Bring your complaints straight to God. First, He's not going to be hurt by them. He's not going to be poisoned by them like the people around you will. Secondly, He can do something about your complaints much more than the people around you can do. http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-hindrances/the-most-off-key-chorus-of-all-5718 2009-09-09T14:01:59-05:00 He wants to help you and me handle the moments when we just want to think about ourselves. It's at those times when I'm really tired, when I'm really stressed, when I'm really not feeling good, that I have to reach beyond my feelings and say, "Dear Lord, give me the grace to still think about others when I feel like just thinking about me." http://biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Genesis%204:3-7&version=NIV 2009-07-24T13:50:48-05:00 Cain was jealous of his brother Abel's favor with God. But instead of using his frustration to find out why God wasn't pleased with him and fix the problem, Cain opted instead to murder his brother. Jealousy is not a characteristic of a God-fearing person. http://hutchcraft.com/A-Word-With-You/Your-Hindrances/When-Charge-Beats-Retreat-5683 2008-10-24T11:38:08-05:00 Well, maybe right now you're facing a big risk, or a big job, or a big setback, or a big threat, and everything in you and around you is signaling, "Retreat!" Your fears are great, you're feeling discouraged. Remember, God's ancient people made their biggest mistake turning away from the Promised Land because they were afraid and they got discouraged. You'll probably miss God's best if your eyes are on the circumstances or your feelings. http://hutchcraft.com/A-Word-With-You/Your-Hindrances/When-Fear-isn-t-Final-4458 2008-08-29T01:27:47-05:00 When the Bible talks about rescue, it's not just referring to saving a person so they can live maybe thirty or forty more years on earth. When God talks rescue, He's talking about saving a person so they can live forever. Some of the spiritually dying people Jesus came to save work where you work, they live where you live, they go to school where you go to school, they participate in things you participate in. And He's placed a rescuer in their lives so they can have a chance at Jesus, and a chance at heaven. You probably looked at that rescuer in the mirror this morning.