God gives each person something unique that makes him or her different from all others. That could include a gift or talent that enables a person to contribute to the benefit of mankind. Yet even in the most tender and loving relationships, conflict is impossible to avoid. Most conflict centers around the lack of effective communication.
Conflict is caused by striving for control in an obvious or a subtle way. As conflict intensifies, the prospect for resolution diminishes. Samson’s propensity for conflict followed this pattern. When conflicts increased in intensity, his demands for retribution and revenge followed suit.
Samson’s attitude of superiority led him to believing no one could bring him down. He mistakenly believed his gifts and talents were designed exclusively for the advancement of his own desires and passions. Even so, God repeatedly sent wake-up calls to pull him back from the brink of destruction. If that call is for you, why not respond to God's loving appeal now?
If you are wise, live a life of steady goodness, so that
only good deeds will pour forth. And if you don’t brag about them, then you
will be truly wise! And by all means, don’t brag about being wise and good if
you are bitter and jealous and selfish; that is the worst sort of lie.
~James 3:13-14 The Living Bible
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