UNWILLING

Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. But I say unto you, That ye resist not evil: Conflict is a contest of wills. It first started when we learned to say no.... and some of us become chronic objectors..... our first impulse is to resist. ++++++++++++++++++ I first suspected that I might be a rebel when in the 9th grade I began to feel an attraction to the man FALSTAFF. ++++++++++++++++++ Sir John Falstaff is a fictional character who appears in three plays by William Shakespeare as a companion to Prince Hal, the future King Henry V. A fat, vainglorious, and cowardly knight, Falstaff leads the apparently wayward Prince Hal into trouble, but he is ultimately repudiated after Hal becomes king. Falstaff is a central element in the two parts of Henry IV, a natural portion of their structure. Yet he does at times seem to be mainly a fun-maker, a character whom we both laugh with and laugh at, and almost in the same breath. What makes portly Sir John so entertaining? How is it, when his actions would repulse many in both a modern and medieval context, we find ourselves so attracted to this lying tub of lard? - From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia ++++++++++++++++++ ...but, as time goes by we may become more refined in our rebellion or objections. Conscientious objectors.... objecting for a cause...... if these tendencies are not soon corrected we could grow old and become just outright contentious ...or  when trying to put it in a "good" light we will say that we are just a bit competitive. and the final stages of this disorder... they say we are cantankerous 1. Ill-tempered and quarrelsome; disagreeable: (dictionary.com) 2. difficult or irritating to deal with (Mirriam-Webster online) ++++++++++++++++++ << James 4 >> 1 What causes fights and quarrels among you? Aren't they caused by the selfish desires that fight to control you? 2 You want what you don't have, so you commit murder. You're determined to have things, but you can't get what you want. You quarrel and fight. You don't have the things you want, because you don't pray for them. 3 When you pray for things, you don't get them because you want them for the wrong reason-for your own pleasure. 4 You unfaithful people! Don't you know that love for this evil world is hatred toward God? Whoever wants to be a friend of this world is an enemy of God. 5 Do you think this passage means nothing? It says, "The Spirit that lives in us wants us to be his own." 6 But God shows us even more kindness. Scripture says, "God opposes arrogant people, but he is kind to humble people." 7 So place yourselves under God's authority. Resist the devil, and he will run away from you. 8 Come close to God, and he will come close to you. Clean up your lives, you sinners, and clear your minds, you doubters. 9 Be miserable, mourn, and cry. Turn your laughter into mourning and your joy into gloom. 10 Humble yourselves in the Lord's presence. Then he will give you a high position. << Matthew 5 >> 39 But I tell you not to oppose an evil person. If someone slaps you on your right cheek, turn your other cheek to him as well. 40 If someone wants to sue you in order to take your shirt, let him have your coat too. 41 If someone forces you to go one mile, go two miles with him. 42 Give to everyone who asks you for something. Don't turn anyone away who wants to borrow something from you. 43 "You have heard that it was said, 'Love your neighbor, and hate your enemy.' 44 But I tell you this: Love your enemies, and pray for those who persecute you. 45 In this way you show that you are children of your Father in heaven. He makes his sun rise on people whether they are good or evil. He lets rain fall on them whether they are just or unjust. 46 If you love those who love you, do you deserve a reward? Even the tax collectors do that! 47 Are you doing anything remarkable if you welcome only your friends? Everyone does that! 48 That is why you must be perfect as your Father in heaven is perfect. Don't Do Good Works to Be Praised by People