James doesn’t beat around the bush. He gets right to the point. He doesn’t waste any time. Long before modern psychology came along he had some profound insights on the cause of conflict: “What causes fights and quarrels among you. Don’t they come from your desires that battle within you?” (4:1) James says that the cause of arguments is conflicting desires. When my wants conflict with your wants we have conflict.  The question we discuss today, is how does the Christian respond when that happens?