{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"New Song Church OKC","title":"James - Stop Fighting","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2606,"description":"If your relationships aren’t right, you aren’t right. It’s not enough to just be right in information, we must also be right in heart.James 4:1-2 What is causing the quarrels and fights among you? Don’t they come from the evil desires at war within you? 2 You want what you don’t have, so you scheme and kill to get it. You are jealous of what others have, but you can’t get it, so you fight and wage war to take it away from them. Quarrels (Polemois) - Long term hostility; long standing argumentFight (Maxache) - Short-term battles; disputes1. PRIORITYPhilippians 2:3-4 Let nothing be done through selfish ambition or conceit, but in lowliness of mind let each esteem others better than himself. 4 Let each of you look out not only for his own interests, but also for the interests of others.2. Possessions James 4:2 You want what you don’t have…3. Pleasures James 4:3 …you want only what will give you pleasure.4. PeopleJohn 12:43 For they loved human praise, more than the praise of God.5. Position / Power James 4:2b You are jealous of what others have, but you can’t get it, Galatians 5:26 Let us not become conceited, provoking and envying each other.conceited - empty glory #1 Realize How Destructive Fighting IsEphesians 4:31 Quarreling, harsh words, and  dislike for others should have no place in your lives.                                                                                                                                                                                                                              2 Timothy 2:24 A servant of the lord must not quarrel but must be kind to everyone, be able to teach, and patient with the people.Proverbs 17:14  Starting a quarrel is like breaching a dam, so drop the matter before a dispute breaks out.#2 Stop Expecting Of People What Only God Can Give.“you complete me”James 4:3 You do not have because you do not ask God. “When I have learnt to love God better than my earthly dearest, I shall love my earthly dearest...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/bnHuiqv1vzbVKS3-CGSScUOuOFSAm4CGeToUp1bnpos/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS8zOTVl/MTRhMTgxNzM4MDZl/YmFlNGVmYzkzMGRm/MjkyZi5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}