The Passions at War Within Day by Day in the Letter of James A. Quarrels and fights will be a reality of life all around us this week. B. As much as depends upon me, if I am to avoid the pitfalls without, I must consistently look within. 1. “What causes quarrels and what causes fights among you?” (James 4:1a) 2. The Holy Spirit doesn’t leave that question unanswered or up to me.The Path to War  I declare____________________from God (4:5)  I conform to the___________around me (4:4)  ______, fueled by my passions, breaks out within me (4:1)  Self-centeredness: my_____________revolve around me (4:2a)  Self-seeking: my______________________revolve around me (4:2b)  Pride: my______________________revolve around me (4:2c-3)  When someone gets in my_______, quarrels and fights break out (4:1) and I allow the evil that has taken root in my heart to spew out of my____________(4:11-12)  My relationships and my own_______________are overrun with enmity, strife, jealousy, fits of anger, rivalries, dissensions, divisions, and envy (Gal 5:20-21), threatening my very eternal life (4:4)The Path to Peace  I must be willing to humbly______________and objectively evaluate: “Do you not know?”(4:4)  The God who jealously yearns over my spirit is a God of____________(4:6)  I am given the opportunity to______________to God and resist the devil (4:7)  With a broken and contrite heart that is grieved over my sin, I_______________(4:8-9)  I walk_________________with my God, trusting that his way is best (4:10)