TODAY’S SCRIPTURE: “If you need wisdom- if you want to know what God wants you to do, ask him, and he will gladly tell you. He will not resent you’re asking. But when you ask him, be sure you really expect him to answer, for a doubtful mind is as unsettled as a wave of the sea that is driven and tossed by the wind. People like that should not expect to receive anything from the Lord. They can’t make up their minds. They waver back and forth in everything they do.” James 1:5-8
TODAY’S MESSAGE: When we were children, I would venture to guess that if we had a problem we would not hesitate to go to our mom or dad for help. We depended upon them and believed without doubt that they would help us and make the problem better. Now as grown adults we continue have problems in our lives and in many cases, they are magnified. It is in these times when we need to ask questions and get answers. We have solutions coming to us from all directions. We probably have many different answers, and it only makes our situation worse. We do have another avenue for help. We have the ability to pray to our God in heaven through Christ Jesus. James is clear as to how we are to pray and how we are not to doubt when we pray. You see, doubt is sinful, and if we are doubting, we will not receive from God, as he does not recognize doubt and fear but does recognize faith and trust. When we pray, we are to trust God as our source. He has promised he will answer, and we know he doesn’t go back on his promises. It’s not easy to eliminate the noise around us. It’s hard to shut it out, but that is exactly what we have to do when praying. We must be able to pray with determination and strength. We must believe that our God in heaven hears our prayers and will answer. If we know he will answer, we can then become assured of peace of mind. We can move forward with confidence knowing that we receive from God because God is our source. It is God that gives us understanding, wisdom and peace of mind. It is the world that provides us with confusion, fear, doubt and worry. We are not to waver in our belief but instead we should be sure of receiving what we ask for. With faith our answers to prayer are at our fingertips. We should hold onto his mighty promises and never forget that he is faithful in all that we ask. JESUS IS LORD! PRAISE THE LORD IN ALL THINGS!
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