James 4.5
"Or do you suppose it is to no purpose that the Scripture says, “He yearns jealously over the spirit that he has made to dwell in us”?." (ESV)
We have many needs. We need food everyday. We also need social fellowship, without nearness we die. But still we are more than our body and soul. Our spirit is in another dimension. But in this dimension is where closeness to God is hidden.
Who is the lover of your soul? There can only be one master in our lives. It is either God or an idol. God wants of us to just be close with him. As a bride is close to his husband. But to be close to God, we also need to be close to our brothers, the rest of his body. In that way the spirit can dwell richly among us..
God calls us out of isolation. He wants fellowship with us. When we have fellowship with each other in truth, that is also one way of having fellowship with God. God brings new grace each day, let's respond to his invitation in living in close fellowship with Him, the lover of our soul.
James 12.15
"See to it that no one fails to obtain the grace of God; that no “root of bitterness” springs up and causes trouble, and by it many become defiled" ( ESV)
Can a day pass us by, without us even showing some sort of positiveness, or even a smile in our face? If negative thinking is all that consumes us, we must be aware so that we do not break the spirit to those that are close to us.
If this is you, or you have this tendency, we must repent from this wrong behaviour. God wants us to live in close fellowship with Him, and how can we live close to God whom we do not see, while we hate our brother whom we see? It's so important to learn to forgive those that hurts us.
How can we start to turn this wrong mentality? By simply start thanking God for everything that He has given us, and for all or little we may have in this world. When we start praising God for who He is, and not look at our self, and keep doing so, negative thoughts will have to flee from us, seeking some other place to rest.
