Today's Reading: James 1:2-8 (NIV)
2 Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds, 3 because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance. 4 Let perseverance finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything. 5 If any of you lacks wisdom, you should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to you. 6 But when you ask, you must believe and not doubt, because the one who doubts is like a wave of the sea, blown and tossed by the wind. 7 That person should not expect to receive anything from the Lord. 8 Such a person is double-minded and unstable in all they do.
Dan's Thoughts:
This is way harder to live out than it is to read. Basically, it's like James is saying that tough stuff in life has a purpose. But it's hard to sense that purpose as you are going through it. Verse 5 gives us permission to seek God's best for us in the midst of our circumstances, and for that, we should be grateful, and (as verse 6 states) have a ton of faith that God will meet us in our dark places!
Questions For Reflection:
1. Which verse stuck out to me the most? Why?
2. What is God telling me through this passage?
3. What transformation in my heart needs to take place because of what this passage means?
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