Where you have envy and selfish ambition, there you find disorder and every evil practice. James 3:16 (NIV)
My reflection of the verse
Many of us have ambitions in life. It maybe for our selves or for our families. There are many good ambitions to think of like for instance, finishing a degree in order to have a bright future or ambition to be financial stable, etc. It really depends on the person. However, there are also ambitions that are brought about by jealousy or selfish reasons. According to this verse it is not good to have this kind of ambition because oftentimes it ends up with many evil results. God wants us to have an ambition that is not self-centered and selfish. There should be no envy in our hearts too because when we have it, it causes a lot of problems. I think our ambitions in life should be God-centered because it's important to put Him first in our lives.
My reflection of the verse
Many of us have ambitions in life. It maybe for our selves or for our families. There are many good ambitions to think of like for instance, finishing a degree in order to have a bright future or ambition to be financial stable, etc. It really depends on the person. However, there are also ambitions that are brought about by jealousy or selfish reasons. According to this verse it is not good to have this kind of ambition because oftentimes it ends up with many evil results. God wants us to have an ambition that is not self-centered and selfish. There should be no envy in our hearts too because when we have it, it causes a lot of problems. I think our ambitions in life should be God-centered because it's important to put Him first in our lives.
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