Anger & Siblings
🪔 Jealous beside James 4:5
When jealous is loud, James 4:5 is a sentence you can borrow. “Or do you think that the Scripture says in vain, “The Spirit who lives in us yearns jealously”?” The other two verses on this page stay with the same need.
Jealous
“Or do you think that the Scripture says in vain, “The Spirit who lives in us yearns jealously”?”
James 4:5 · World English Bible
you shall not…
“you shall not bow yourself down to them, nor serve them, for I, Yahweh your God, am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on the children, on the third and on the fourth generation of those who hate me,”
Exodus 20:5 · World English Bible
for you shall…
“for you shall worship no other god: for Yahweh, whose name is Jealous, is a jealous God.”
Exodus 34:14 · World English Bible
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Say it
Practice James 4:5
Tap the words in order. The blanks follow the verse from left to right.
OrdoyouthinkthattheScriptureinvain,“TheSpiritwhoinusyearns
Pray together
Lord, this is a jealous night. Keep James 4:5 close enough to remember. Amen.
Two-minute challenge
Say James 4:5 out loud once, then tell one person in the house what feeling it names.
Parent tip
If the feeling is bigger than a verse, stay in the room. James 4:5 is a companion, not a fix-it line. The other two verses are for a second night if this one is enough.