September 29, 2023
Daily Devotion:
"Do Not Be Double Minded"
James 1:5-8
New International Version
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.
James is actually continuing His thoughts from the previous three verses. We need wisdom to know how to
respond to suffering. This means we should see trials from God’s viewpoint and understand His purposes in allowing them in our life. If you want to profit from struggles, be sustained in them, and come through with joy, you must
believe that the Lord is in control. Your trial won’t go beyond the boundaries He has set. He has a specific purpose for your suffering. Hardships will prove to be profitable if you submit to God and trust Him through it. Trying situations are opportunities for faith to prove genuine and grow stronger.
When you endure suffering with unexplainable peace and joy, God will demonstrate His sustaining power to others. He uses trials to produce a Christlike character.
God will walk with you through all difficulties. If you believe, those will shape how you respond to painful challenges. This perspective eliminates the negative reactions normally elicited by trials and makes supernatural responses possible. Instead of feeling miserable and hopeless, you’ll experience amazing peace and joy.
