Avoid strife for it is the destroyer of life
It is the main cause for most all known diseases
Opening the door to satan which he alone it pleases
Faith works by love and strife causes both to cease
When we bite and devour one another satan gets the glory
Satan's been the accuser of the brethren throughout history
Therefore we are told to be forgiving and show mercy
Perfected love cast out fear meditating on 1 Corinthians thirteen
We are told to walk in love even toward our enemies
Our rewards do not come by loving those that make it easy
Where envy and strife is,there's confusion and every evil works
Love is not a suggestion it's "The"commandment in God's word
Without faith it is impossible to please God
Both envy and strife takes you out of the realm of love
Speak out;"This situation has no power over me"
And..."I refuse to give place to strife and envy"
For greater is He that is in me than he that's in the world
The word of God is sharper than any two-edged sword
He that is without sin let him cast the first stone
Love never fails therefore it heals wounds alone
The enemy has in bondage many in the body of Christ
Doing his best to wreak havoc with envy and strife
Wherewith depriving many of an abundant life
As in Psalms 91 the secret place we must abide
We are so blessed to be partakers of God's covenant
He even gives us the rainbow as a reminder of it
No matter what storms we face beauty will descend
Whatever the devil meant for our harm God uses for good again
There's nobody that crosses our path by chance
All is God's purpose for our spiritual growth to enhance
Many trials and tribulations in this world we'll face
The righteous shall overcome by His abounding grace
Therefore what mercy we give others is what we'll get
In the measure we judge we'll be judged don't forget
Jesus loved us when we were still dead in sin
So when others fall short we're to be imitators of Him
For many are oppressed with disorders and such
As with cancer it's a disease that needs a healing touch
Therefore love and prayer is needed so very much
Let us remember no offense compares to that of Jesus
Did He not say blessed is He that is persecuted for my name sake
But if we take offense to wrong done our blessing the enemy takes
We are to walk in the Spirit and to be daily crucifying the flesh
To think on things above and not be lovers of this world's darkness
The bible says; A fool says in His heart there is no God
It also says any that says "You Fool" is in danger of hell's fire
My people perish for lack of knowledge it is written
That's why we are to meditate as in Joshua 1:8
For the Holy Bible is for renewing by His manual given
Lovingly In Christ
Shared By;
Pastor Linda Begley
5-26-2010
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Hello Dear Ones, I have been in this intense study
of avoiding strife with a teaching from(Copeland Ministry)
and it has really ministered to my heart that for a time such
as this, to share and impart.
Strife is the greatest tool the enemy is using right now!
Many are being used by this defeated foe and WE must
put on the whole armor of God and the greatest is
to be steadfast to walking in LOVE.
The Key is the washing of the word daily
to renew our minds to that we will know
what is the perfect and acceptable will of the Lord.
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James 3:13-18
13 Who is a wise man and endued with knowledge among you?
let him shew out of a good conversation his works with meekness of wisdom.
14 But if ye have bitter envying and strife in your hearts,
glory not, and lie not against the truth.
15 This wisdom descendeth not from above,
but is earthly, sensual, devilish.
16 For where envying and strife is,
there is confusion and every evil work.
17 But the wisdom that is from above is first pure,
then peaceable, gentle, and easy to be intreated,
full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality,
and without hypocrisy.
18 And the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace
of them that make peace.
Rom.5:1-5
1 Therefore being justified by faith,
we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ:
2 By whom also we have access by faith into this grace
wherein we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God.
3 And not only so, but we glory in tribulations also:
knowing that tribulation worketh patience;
4 And patience, experience; and experience, hope:
5 And hope maketh not ashamed; because the love of God
is shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Ghost
which is given unto us.
Matt.5:22
But I say unto you, That whosoever is angry with his
brother without a cause shall be in danger of the judgment:
and whosoever shall say to his brother, Raca,
shall be in danger of the council: but whosoever shall say,
Thou fool, shall be in danger of hell fire.
Matt.5:43-46
43 Ye have heard that it hath been said,
Thou shalt love thy neighbour, and hate thine enemy.
44 But I say unto you, Love your enemies,
bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you,
and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you;
45 That ye may be the children of your Father which is in heaven:
for he maketh his sun to rise on the evil and on the good,
and sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust.
46 For if ye love them which love you, what reward have ye?
do not even the publicans the same?
James 5:6-10
6 Ye have condemned and killed the just; and he doth not resist you.
7 Be patient therefore, brethren, unto the coming of the Lord.
Behold, the husbandman waiteth for the precious
fruit of the earth, and hath long patience for it,
until he receive the early and latter rain.
8 Be ye also patient; stablish your hearts:
for the coming of the Lord draweth nigh.
9 Grudge not one against another, brethren,
lest ye be condemned:
behold, the judge standeth before the door.
10 Take, my brethren, the prophets, who have spoken
in the name of the Lord, for an example of suffering
affliction, and of patience.
1 Peter 3:14-18
14 But and if ye suffer for righteousness' sake,
happy are ye: and be not afraid of their terror,
neither be troubled;
15 But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts:
and be ready always to give an answer to every man
that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in
you with meekness and fear:
(fear here means reverence)
16 Having a good conscience; that, whereas they
speak evil of you, as of evildoers, they may be ashamed
that falsely accuse your good conversation in Christ.
17 For it is better, if the will of God be so,
that ye suffer for well doing, than for evil doing.
18 For Christ also hath once suffered for sins,
the just for the unjust,
that he might bring us to God, being put to death
in the flesh, but quickened by the Spirit:
1 Cor.3:3
For ye are yet carnal: for whereas there is among you envying,
and strife, and divisions, are ye not carnal, and walk as men?
1 Corinthians 13:1-13 (The word charity means "LOVE" )
1 Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels,
and have not charity, I am become as sounding brass,
or a tinkling cymbal.
2 And though I have the gift of prophecy,
and understand all mysteries,
and all knowledge; and though I have all faith,
so that I could remove mountains, and have not charity,
I am nothing.
3 And though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor,
and though I give my body to be burned,
and have not charity, it profiteth me nothing.
4 Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not;
charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up,
5 Doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own,
is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil;
6 Rejoiceth not in iniquity, but rejoiceth in the truth;
7 Beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things,
endureth all things.
8 Charity never faileth: but whether there be prophecies,
they shall fail; whether there be tongues, they shall cease;
whether there be knowledge, it shall vanish away.
9 For we know in part, and we prophesy in part.
10 But when that which is perfect is come, then that which is
in part shall be done away.
11 When I was a child, I spake as a child, I understood as a child,
I thought as a child: but when I became a man, I put away childish things.
12 For now we see through a glass, darkly; but then face to face:
now I know in part; but then shall I know even as also I am known.
13 And now abideth faith, hope, charity, these three;
but the greatest of these is charity.
Gal.6:1-2,4-10
1 Brethren, if a man be overtaken in a fault, ye which are spiritual,
restore such an one in the spirit of meekness;
considering thyself, lest thou also be tempted.
2 Bear ye one another's burdens, and so fulfil the law of Christ.
4 But let every man prove his own work, and then shall he
have rejoicing in himself alone, and not in another.
5 For every man shall bear his own burden.
6 Let him that is taught in the word communicate unto
him that teacheth in all good things.
7 Be not deceived; God is not mocked:
for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap.
8 For he that soweth to his flesh shall of the flesh reap corruption;
but he that soweth to the Spirit shall of the Spirit reap life everlasting.
9 And let us not be weary in well doing:
for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not.
10 As we have therefore opportunity, let us do good unto all men,
especially unto them who are of the household of faith.
(For further truth on love Please read on the
Fruit Of The Spirit in Galation chapter 5)
Galation 5:4-14
4 Christ is become of no effect unto you, whosoever of you are
justified by the law; ye are fallen from grace.
5 For we through the Spirit wait for the hope of righteousness by faith.
6 For in Jesus Christ neither circumcision availeth any thing,
nor uncircumcision; but faith which worketh by love.
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7 Ye did run well; who did hinder you that ye should
not obey the truth?
8 This persuasion cometh not of him that calleth you.
9 A little leaven leaveneth the whole lump.
(leaven is sin and or false teaching)
10 I have confidence in you through the Lord, that ye will be
none otherwise minded: but he that troubleth you
shall bear his judgment, whosoever he be.
11 And I, brethren, if I yet preach circumcision,
why do I yet suffer persecution? then is the offence of the cross ceased.
12 I would they were even cut off which trouble you.
13 For, brethren, ye have been called unto liberty;
only use not liberty for an occasion to the flesh,
but by love serve one another.
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14 For all the law is fulfilled in one word, even in this;
Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.
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15 But if ye bite and devour one another,
take heed that ye be not consumed one of another.
16 This I say then, Walk in the Spirit, and ye shall
not fulfil the lust of the flesh.
17 For the flesh lusteth against the Spirit,
and the Spirit against the flesh:
and these are contrary the one to the other:
so that ye cannot do the things that ye would.
18 But if ye be led of the Spirit, ye are not under the law.
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