Matthew 7:6. The Bible teaches us as Christians that we should avoid conflict when ministering the Gospel. God tells us that we should spread the Gospel, but many times a Christian spreading the Gospel can cause conflicts with non-Christians. The bottom-line is that some people are not ready to receive the Gospel of Jesus Christ, and conflict will result if we persist with telling God's truth. In situations like this avoid conflict. iIt is time to be prayerful and ask God what is His will.

Acts 24:25. Many of us have good excuses for not fulfilling God's purpose in our lives. For us that our ambitious or prosperous the best excuse is that doing God's purpose in our lives is not convenient. This is what happened when Felix, the Roman Governor, met with the Apostle Paul and received God's Word. Felix listened to Paul's words concerning righteousness, temperance, and the judgment to come, but Felix did not act on God's Word.

2 Kings 17:4. We have to believe all of God's word not just some of it. What many of us do is selectively believe part of God's word. It is easy to believe that God is a god of love and that He is a provider.  What is not easy to accept is that God is a righteous God. In His righteousness He cannot tolerate things that are not of Him. This includes all types of sin to include hate, placing other things above Him, envy, lusts of the flesh, pride, and much more. When we are in sin we will harden ourselves against God because we desire to continue in our sin.