Avoid The Crows: Strife Kills...

AVOID THE CROWS! STRIFE KILLS!

By Wade Martin Hughes, Sr. Kyfingers@aol.com (This is several part lesson.) (GO TO Youtube: Wade Hughes)

THE LEECH WHEN ATTACHED TO THE HOST SUCKS OUT THE LIFE STRENGTH OF THE BLOOD.

WE GO THROUGH THE VALLEY OF PHYSICAL, MENTAL AND SPIRITUAL ABUSE, SUFFERING AND TORMENT.

THIS SUFFERING CAN BE DRAINING AND THE STRESS CAN BE CRIPPLING AND CAUSE US TO STAY UNHAPPY TO THE POINT OF BITTERNESS, PAIN AND HURT.

2 Timothy 2:24 And the servant of the Lord must not strive; but be gentle unto all men, apt to teach, patient,

2 Timothy 2:24 (MSG) God's servant must not be argumentative, but a gentle listener and a teacher who keeps cool,

What do we do when life and division causes us to live daily in annoyance? THE TEST OF THE TORMENTOR? We can allow someone to inflict issues we have trouble bearing.

**DEFINE STRIFE: struggle, fight, to try, toil, to face difficulties, try to force something to happen, to find fault, to contend. WE CAN STRIVE WITH GOD? FELLOW MAN? WITH SELF?

**PLIABLE: easy to bend, flexible, not to break, yield.

HAVE YOU EVER BEEN AROUND A HORSE IN THE SUMMER?

The flies swarm around the horse. The flies gather around the nose, eyes and mouth of the horse. The horse shakes the flies off. The flies return. Thank God the horse has a long tail. The horse uses the tail to swat at the flies. In seconds the flies return to TORMENT THE HORSE…

TRAPPED IN A TANK…

I read a research that placed 100 scorpions in a glass tank. The next day only 14 scorpions were still alive. I also read that one scorpion was alone and they shook the tank and fear came. The one scorpion took its poisonous stinker and poisoned itself to death?

TEXT: Proverbs 26:17 He that passeth by, and meddleth with strife belonging not to him, is like one that taketh a dog by the ears.

Proverbs 30:33 Surely the churning of milk bringeth forth butter, and the wringing of the nose bringeth forth blood: so the forcing of wrath bringeth forth strife.

THERE IS A BATTLE, A WAR GOING ON … THE WAR IS IN YOUR HEART… THERE IS A TREASURE STORED IN YOUR HEART… WE MUST GUARD OUR HEARTS --- UNHEALTHY HEARTS CAN BRING HEART ATTACKS AND DEATH.

Proverbs 4:23 Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life.

We are always vulnerable to depression and stress. We must watch our steps, be on guard… PROTECT: Keep vigilant watch over your heart: that is where life starts.

MY DEAR FRIENDS WE MUST HAVE A SIFTER TO OUR HEARTS. WE NEED TO SIFT AND FILTER OUR THOUGHTS, THINKING PATTERNS, WORDS, OUR DESIRES AND MOST OF ALL OUR EMOTIONS…

Galatians 5:15 But if ye bite and devour one another, take heed that ye be not consumed one of another.

***THE SKELETON AT THE FEAST IS YOU!

By F. Buechner

Of the seven deadly sins, ANGER is possibly the MOST FUN.

TO LICK YOUR WOUNDS THEN TO SMACK YOUR LIPS OVER GRIEVANCES LONG PAST

TO ROLL OVER YOUR TONGUE, THE PROSPECT OF BITTER CONFRONTATION STILL TO COME.

TO SAVER TO THE LAST TOOTHSOME MORSEL OF PAIN THAT YOU ARE GIVEN

AND THE PAIN YOU ARE GIVING BACK IS IN MANY WAYS A FEAST FIT FOR THE KING.

THE CHIEF DRAW BACK IS THAT WHAT YOU ARE WOLFING DOWN IS YOURSELF.

THE SKELETON AT THE FEAST IS YOU.

THERE ARE 3 IMPORTANT WORDS WE MUST KNOW TO ROOT DEEP: GUARD YOUR HEART! HEAR ME GUARD YOUR HEART! LET ME REPEAT: GUARD YOUR HEART!

WILL WE LEARN TO DEAL WITH THE REAL ROOTS OF OUR PROBLEMS? SIN IS THE ROOT OF PROBLEMS…

James 1:23 For if any be a hearer of the word, and not a doer, he is like unto a man beholding his natural face in a glass:

James 1:23 (MSG) 23 Those who hear and don't act are like those who glance in the mirror,

ROOTS: When we are riled by emotions we will see tempers grow and things will get out of hand. They can turn into mean hard words that breed trouble and fights. STRIFE BECOMES A TRAP THAT LEADS TO DESTRUCTION.

Many find dandelions as a nuisance and ugly mark in their yards. I had a friend decide he would cut the dandelions’ head off and kill them. So he walked over his yard and cut the yellow flowers off. A few days later seems the dandelions had grown even more. He soon discovered cutting the yellow tops of the flowers never killed them. He read to rid the yard of the yellow flowers you had to attack the roots. His research revealed dandelion roots can grow to 10 feet deep.