James is clearly describing how words are used to destroy unity! From teachers to individual conversations, words either build up or destroy unity. Solomon wrote a lot about our words in the book of proverbs. He said, "words have the power of life and death". Let's be the kind of people who use words to bring life!
Bitter envy is a horrible thing! Envy is a desire to have something someone else has. Bitter envy is not only having a desire for something, but actually not wanting the person who has it to have it anymore! People who struggle with bitter envy actually celebrate the failures of others. What a horrible way to be.
Selfish ambition is the inordinate desire to be first, the best or to win. It focuses on exalting ourselves in relationship to others. People who struggle with this sin focus on themselves. They are unable to rejoice with the success of others unless they have had even greater success. Win or lose their happiness is connected to their personal statistics!
These people bring disunity to every environment they are in. They make teams and organizations worse. They are the reason factions and problems happen. Don't be among this group. Work for the success and unity of everyone!
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