Getting Over What You’re Under
James 1:2-8
James 1:22 (NIV)
Do not merely listen to the word, and so deceive yourselves. Do what it says.
James 1:2-8 (NIV)
Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance. Let perseverance finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything. 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. 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. That person should not expect to receive anything from the Lord. Such a person is double-minded and unstable in all they do.
1. Count It All Joy
James 1:2 (NIV)
Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds
James 1:3 (NIV)
because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance.
James 1:4 (NIV)
Let perseverance finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything.
2. Ask For Wisdom
James 1:5 (NIV)
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.
James 1:6 (NIV)
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.
3. Give Glory to God
James 1:12 (NIV)
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.
