The heart’s central role in conflict is vividly described in James 4:1-3. If you understand this passage, you will have found a key to preventing and resolving conflict.... [It] describes the root cause of destructive conflict: Conflicts arise from unmet desires in our hearts. When we feel we cannot be satisfied unless we have something we want or think we need, the desire turns into a demand. If someone fails to meet that desire, we condemn him in our heart and quarrel and fight to get our way. In short, conflict arises when desires grow into demands and we judge and punish those who get in our way.There is a series of posts looking at the progression of conflict one step at a time:
1. Part II - I Desire
2. Part III - I Demand
3. Part IV - I Demand (cont.)
4. Part V - I Judge
5. Part VI - I Punish
6. Part VII – The Cure for an Idolatrous Heart
7. Part VIII – Deliverance from Specific Idols
8. Part IX – Replace Idol Worship with Worship of the True God
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