Wrath is a disordered love that desires justice to be enacted in my time, manner, and degree rather than in God’s.

James 1:19-20

Envy is a disordered love that is dissatisfied with the lack or perceived insufficient measure of gifts and vocations given by God, and which resents another person for the presence or greater measure of those same gifts.

Pride is a disordered love that seeks to exalt myself above God and His will for my life, refusing to accept my God given limitations.

In our struggle against sin, it is important that we learn to cut the root vices that feed sin, and to practice habits that encourage virtues that feed godly character.

We are living stones being built into a spiritual house where we can access God directly, shine light in a dark world, and be empowered to serve and love even in the midst of the world’s rejection thanks to God’s grace.