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Most relational damage begins with a failure to listen. We hear enough to form a reply, then wait for our turn. Scripture’s counsel…
Humility · Love · Anger
James 1
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Hard to Find the Antivenom
Cornelius Plantinga, Not the Way It’s Supposed to Be
Plantinga writes, “To be envied is to have something venomous aimed at you for which it’s surprisingly hard to find the right antivenom.” If you hide your good, you may fuel more suspicion. If you display it, you may intensify the resentment. He names the awkwardness of the position and the need for unusual wisdom and grace.
How you’d preach it
Being envied is its own kind of wound, and the right response is surprisingly difficult.
- Pride
- Grace
- Anger
Plantinga