Blessed 🙌🏾 Good Wednesday ✨️
The Word 📖 Faith and Good Works
20 You foolish person! Must you be shown that faith that does nothing is worth nothing? 21 Abraham, our ancestor, was made right with God by what he did when he offered his son Isaac on the altar.
22 So you see that Abraham’s faith and the things he did worked together. His faith was made perfect by what he did.
23 This shows the full meaning of the Scripture that says: “Abraham believed God, and God accepted Abraham’s faith, and that faith made him right with God.” And Abraham was called God’s friend.
24 So you see that people are made right with God by what they do, not by faith only.
James 2:20-24 NCV
It takes action.
Ok, I think I need to say more. 🙂
The New Century version of this portion of scripture makes it very clear that faith without some action isn’t faith. To be classified as faith, action is required.
If you’re like me, God has placed some stuff – tons of dreams and visions – deep within you. I’ve acted on a few that I never thought possible – but actually were, while others are still churning.
I strive to be like Abraham and follow through the directions given by God despite my personal fear. Abraham was told to take all the actions to kill his son. He stayed so connected to God in the process that just when he thought he was about to slay his son – God revealed the ram in the bush. He overcame his fear and moved in faith keeping an open ear to hear from God. Fear can be the gigantic hinderance to those actions in faith we need to take.
You see, every time you sit in a chair, you act in faith that the chair will sustain your weight. You have to move to sit. Oh, it takes action. I’ve experienced the contrary though, where the chair went flat or wasn’t there. Did that stop me from attempting to sit? I may have been apprehensive for a second or two after my spill but, I continue to sit. Praise God!
Side note to tag – Continue to sit… 😃 (That’s an entirely different subject.)
I was scared to leave a job without another one lined up. How will I pay my mortgage and car payment loomed? Prayed through six months! Never missed a payment…
I was terrified to publish a book. Who would want to read what I write? Over 500 copies sold!
Start my own business? I dreamed of it for years! DYE Consult & Training exists!
Get off of 24/7 oxygen? Yeah, prayed, listened to doctors, and moved. Been off for four years.
Lord only knows, contrary to what people think- I’m terrified and extremely overwhelmed anytime I’m asked to speak in church. Was completely SHOCKED in the last year or so when asked twice to provide full eulogies for folk. After much prayer I calmed down and pulled the thoughts together.
GLORY TO GOD! That’s all happened and even more.
…and there’s still more stuff.
That still small voice in me that says there’s even more to come. I know this message is for me and I’m still processing. Sharing what I know in the meantime just waiting to hear further instruction so I can act in faith.
Honestly, it terrifies me completely to think about the exceedingly and abundantly above all you can ask or think stuff. Prayerfully, I will continue to move in action in faith as God directs.
Pray for me. I pray the same for you…
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