Tuesday the 15th

James 1:5-6

 

⁵If any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to him. ⁶But when he asks, he must believe and not doubt, because he who doubts is like a wave of the sea, blown and tossed by the wind.

 

You have to believe in yourself and most importantly in God! One piece of scripture that I hear a lot is that “I can do all things through Jesus Christ who strengthens me” That is not a suggestion, it is not just a statement, it is a mantra, it is a all encompassing belief that through the risen Christ all things are possible. We are limited, God is not, we are bound by the natural, but God is Supernatural. There is nothing that we can do without him, but there is nothing that we cannot do with him! You have to believe it, you have to eat, live and breath it. It is not something that you do with half a heart, you believe it 100%. Yet here is where we so often stumble! And why not, it is not surprising is it? Think of Peter going out to meet Jesus on the water. All was going well but Peter had a moment of doubt, and he started to sink. And he cries out for Jesus to save him. Of course Jesus does but he asks Peter  "You of little faith," he said, "why did you doubt?" Could you imagine? Jesus is right there, hand out and even then Peter still had doubt! SO this is our struggle, to stay focused on the Lord, not on the waves! Paul tells us not to doubt, if you do not doubt….. then you expect, and that is the switch that we need to make. We have to learn to go from living our lives hoping things are going to get better, and start living our lives expecting them to get better. Not because of what we do, but because of what God does. Our lives improve because we acknowledge that all things are in fact possible for God, and we know….we don’t doubt…….we expect that God will provide the way, the sustenance, the light, the grace needed for the journey. God will give, and he does give generously! Now let me point out that God gives what we need, not what we want, but have no doubt, God will give you what you need, and if you will put forth the faith, if you will supply the effort, he will deliver every time. Don’t be blown and tossed by the wind, hold fast to your beacon, and your foundation, the Lord will provide.

 

Peace,

Brian