Dial it down. Lower the volume. Make peace your goal. Peacemakers who sow in peace raise a harvest of righteousness. You must relinquish selfishness and be considerate .
Selfishness is at the root of so many of our problems.
Selfishness makes us inconsiderate of others. But James says that this heavenly wisdom is considerate . When we consider others, we are looking outward instead of inward. It is hard to think of others when we are only thinking about ourselves. That is why it is so important that we relinquish selfishness.