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Jealousy in the Bible: Galatians 5:19-21
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://biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Galatians%205:19-21&version=NIV
Garbage Where it Doesn't Belong - #5818
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/garbage-where-it-does-not-belong-...
The Most Off-Key Chorus Of All - #5718
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://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-hindrances/the-most-off-key-chorus-of-all-5718
Jealousy in the Bible: Genesis 4:3-7
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://biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Genesis%204:3-7&version=NIV
Ron Hutchcraft Ministries - When 'Charge!' Beats 'Retreat' - #5683
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-Charge-Beats-Retreat-5683
Ron Hutchcraft Ministries - When Fear isn't Final - #4458
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.
http://hutchcraft.com/A-Word-With-You/Your-Hindrances/When-Fear-isn-t-Final-4458
Ron Hutchcraft Ministries - Squeezed To Obey - #4353
Our word for today from the Word of God begins with Jesus' parting instructions to His followers in Acts 1:8. "You will be My witnesses in Jerusalem, in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth." Now, guess which part of that they liked best? Right. Jerusalem. That was home. That was the familiar. I'm not sure they would have ever gotten beyond Jerusalem unless they were pushed, unless they were squeezed to go.
http://hutchcraft.com/A-Word-With-You/Your-Hindrances/Squeezed-To-Obey-4353
Ron Hutchcraft Ministries - The Bumpy Road to a Beautiful Destination - #4361
Actually, you may be navigating a very bumpy road in your life right now, and you're not enjoying this process much at all. And as you're having to really slow down and to absorb the shocks, it's tempting to turn back, isn't it? But God wants to remind you today of something it is easy to forget when the road is rough: there's something beautiful -- something worth it -- at the end of this difficult journey.
http://hutchcraft.com/A-Word-With-You/Your-Hindrances/The-Bumpy-Road-to-a-Beautiful-Des...
Ron Hutchcraft Ministries - No Conquest Without Risk - #4387
It doesn't just apply to reaching the top of a mountain - it pretty much describes everything worth doing in life. No risk, no meaningful conquest - a triumph without glory. Low risk, low return. High risk, high return. It's a principle that defines spiritual greatness - or spiritual mediocrity.
http://hutchcraft.com/A-Word-With-You/Your-Hindrances/No-Conquest-Without-Risk-4387
Ron Hutchcraft Ministries - Riding to Glory - #4395
For most of us, our ride through this life will last, on average, about 70 years. Some will get more, some a lot less. The question is how much of a mark will you leave in the years you have left? Inside all of us is this deep desire to make our life count, a desire to do something significant while we're here.
http://hutchcraft.com/A-Word-With-You/Your-Hindrances/Riding-to-Glory-4395
