Faith and doubt -James1

James1:2"Consider it all joy, my brethren, when you encounter various trials, knowing that the testing of your faith produces endurance."

The journey of faith always involves various trials. Often we want to see God's hands, but during the trials God teaches us to seek His face, and that's the time we get to grow in endurance, in Godly character.

V5-8 God will always give us wisdom generously and without reproach if we ask Him. But it's up to us receive in faith. Faith comes from hearing and hearing from the word of God. We really need to set our anchor firmly in God's word, otherwise we'll just be driven and tossed easily by all kinds of doubts.
I like V25"one who looks intently at the perfect law" When you look intently, when you look long enough, you tend to remember, the idea starts to sink in and you're more likely to believe and act out.
It's hard to step out of the boat onto the water when you're not convinced you can walk. But when you know that you know that you know that it's God who has called you, then you feel safe to step out into the sea.
Posted: 21-Jun-2005 09:07