Getting to the Root of the Problem, Part 2 (TMF:2324)

Thursday, April 04, 2024
Peace to Live By: Getting to the Root of the Problem, Part 2 (TMF:2324) - Daniel Litton
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       In the New Testament, James give us some interesting insight on how to think about the things we want in life. These can be big things or small things. We know that generally it isn’t what we want that is bad, but often it is why we want it. This ties into to getting at the root of problems. Anyway, James said that within people there are evil passions rummaging about that cause people to act in bad ways to try to get what they want. And, sometimes, it is true that what we want is something bad. But I think more often it is not. I think we do see a lot of times that we want things that we place before God, on a higher pedestal before God. When we do that, James notes that we become adulterers, loving this world and trying to love God at the same time. That’s why it is important to get at the root of problems, to not just deal with symptoms, to be surrendered in everything. Sounds like a tall order, doesn’t it? I would say that we should not understand being surrendered in everything as a one time decision.