James 1:5-8
King James Version (KJV)
5 If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him.
6 But let him ask in faith, nothing wavering. For he that wavereth is like a wave of the sea driven with the wind and tossed.
7 For let not that man think that he shall receive any thing of the Lord.
8 A double minded man is unstable in all his ways.
We as Christians must be faithful to God. We must not waver, but stand firm in His Word. I know that there are some times that we are completely exhausted or that are trying, but the Lord is the same God yesterday as He is today. Nothing changes about Him. This is the same God that parted the Red sea, that delivered His people out of Egypt, that sacrificed His own Son for us. When we see a task as impossible we need to reverse it and know that with God all things are possible (Matthew 19:26; Luke 1:37). Let us not see the impossible but the possible.
Merriam-Webster dictionary online let's us know that being unstable is "not stable, not firm or fixed, not constant...apt to move, sway, or fall". If you can't make up your mind (double minded), if you can't stay still, firmly, if you can't believe, you are going to fall. My Life Application Study Bible (KJV) equates doubt with waves. Waves are unsettled. They get tossed around and that is the way a wavering Christian is. You are being tossed around, unable to stop and be firm. You have to put a stop to wavering.
You have to make up your mind today. Do you believe the Lord or do you have doubt? If you have doubt you are wavering. You are displeasing the Lord. "But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him" Hebrews 11:6. You have to believe.
I know that we hit rough patches. We get hit with a curve ball. How we respond to it shows us where we are in our faith walk. We can't get consumed with them, but trust them to the Lord. My family & I are dealing with my brother's diagnosis of throat cancer. I can't say that I haven't cried because I have. Yet, I know that the Lord is a healer. I know that He is the same God that raised people from the dead, healed the sick, and brought mobility to the paralyzed. The only thing that I can do is pray, believing that the Lord is able to heal and that He will heal my brother. By His stripes we are healed (Isaiah 53:5; 1 Peter 2:24). Jesus offered further proofs that belief is necessary. "And all things, whatsoever ye shall ask in prayer, believing, ye shall receive" Matthew 21:22. Key word here is believing. Key question: Do you believe?
6 But let him ask in faith, nothing wavering. For he that wavereth is like a wave of the sea driven with the wind and tossed.
7 For let not that man think that he shall receive any thing of the Lord.
8 A double minded man is unstable in all his ways.
We as Christians must be faithful to God. We must not waver, but stand firm in His Word. I know that there are some times that we are completely exhausted or that are trying, but the Lord is the same God yesterday as He is today. Nothing changes about Him. This is the same God that parted the Red sea, that delivered His people out of Egypt, that sacrificed His own Son for us. When we see a task as impossible we need to reverse it and know that with God all things are possible (Matthew 19:26; Luke 1:37). Let us not see the impossible but the possible.
Merriam-Webster dictionary online let's us know that being unstable is "not stable, not firm or fixed, not constant...apt to move, sway, or fall". If you can't make up your mind (double minded), if you can't stay still, firmly, if you can't believe, you are going to fall. My Life Application Study Bible (KJV) equates doubt with waves. Waves are unsettled. They get tossed around and that is the way a wavering Christian is. You are being tossed around, unable to stop and be firm. You have to put a stop to wavering.
You have to make up your mind today. Do you believe the Lord or do you have doubt? If you have doubt you are wavering. You are displeasing the Lord. "But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him" Hebrews 11:6. You have to believe.
I know that we hit rough patches. We get hit with a curve ball. How we respond to it shows us where we are in our faith walk. We can't get consumed with them, but trust them to the Lord. My family & I are dealing with my brother's diagnosis of throat cancer. I can't say that I haven't cried because I have. Yet, I know that the Lord is a healer. I know that He is the same God that raised people from the dead, healed the sick, and brought mobility to the paralyzed. The only thing that I can do is pray, believing that the Lord is able to heal and that He will heal my brother. By His stripes we are healed (Isaiah 53:5; 1 Peter 2:24). Jesus offered further proofs that belief is necessary. "And all things, whatsoever ye shall ask in prayer, believing, ye shall receive" Matthew 21:22. Key word here is believing. Key question: Do you believe?
Until Next Time...Lord's Willing
Your Sister in Christ
Mary
BE STABLE IN ALL YOUR WAYS! KEEP YOUR FAITH! DON'T WAVER! DON'T GIVE UP! FIGHT THE GOOD FIGHT OF FAITH & LAY HOLD OF ETERNAL LIFE (1 TIMOTHY 6:12)
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