James 1:1-8 James,
a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes which are
scattered abroad, greeting. My brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into
divers temptations; knowing this, that the trying of your faith worketh
patience. But let patience have her perfect work, that ye may be perfect
and entire, wanting nothing. 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. 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. For let not that man think that
he shall receive any thing of the Lord. A double minded man is unstable
in all his ways.
Matthew 5:12 Rejoice
and be glad, because great is your reward in heaven, for in the same way they
persecuted the prophets who were before you.
Romans 5:3 Not only so, but we also glory in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance;
James 1:12 Blessed is the one who perseveres under trial because, having stood the test, that person will receive the crown of life that the Lord has promised to those who love him.
Romans 5:3 Not only so, but we also glory in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance;
James 1:12 Blessed is the one who perseveres under trial because, having stood the test, that person will receive the crown of life that the Lord has promised to those who love him.
James 5:11 As you
know, we count as blessed those who have persevered. You have heard of Job's
perseverance and have seen what the Lord finally brought about. The Lord is
full of compassion and mercy.
1 Peter 1:6 In all this you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while you may have had to suffer grief in all kinds of trials.
1 Peter 1:6 In all this you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while you may have had to suffer grief in all kinds of trials.
Faith is the heart of our Christian life. It is the means by
which we are saved, receive forgiveness for our sins, enjoy a personal
relationship with the Lord, and have the assurance of our salvation. By faith,
we experience the peace of God and the power of the Holy Spirit in our lives.
The Bible also tells us that praying in confident trust “avails much” (James
5:16 NKJV). Yet our lives and especially our prayers tend to be
characterized by doubts and wavering faith.
Our faith waivers when . . .
We apply human
thinking to our circumstances. Sometimes God is going to require us to
do something with which human reasoning disagrees (Isa. 55:9).
We allow our feelings
to overcome our faith. It could be a sense of unworthiness or
inadequacy that trips us up. Fear of criticism or failure might cause us to
doubt we can do what the Lord asks.
We fail to see God at
work in our circumstances. Doubts creep in when we have asked Him to
take action but nothing appears to be happening.
We have guilt over
sin, past or present. We cannot operate with strong faith when we are
under conviction of sin or dwelling on guilt over past wrongdoing. WE
We listen to the
enemy’s lies. Satan is the father of lies, and his objective is to
have us reject God’s truth and believe his deception instead.
Faith is defined as “the assurance of things hoped for, the
conviction of things not seen” (Heb. 11:1). What is the condition of your
faith? Do confidence and conviction describe you?
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