In my last post, I touched upon FAITH and ACTION with James 2:18.
Here's another scripture that speaks to this; it's short and to the point:
"…faith without works is dead" (James 2:20, NKJ)
If we believe this scripture, then we can also believe that faith and works are ALIVE.
It's important to have faith, to have the belief that God will bring to us those things we ask for, those things that are vital for our journey.
But faith alone will not bring us these things.
We must ACT.
ACT on behalf of our wants.
If we don't show how badly we want something, why would God feel the need to help us achieve our goals?
Here's another scripture that speaks to this; it's short and to the point:
If we believe this scripture, then we can also believe that faith and works are ALIVE.
It's important to have faith, to have the belief that God will bring to us those things we ask for, those things that are vital for our journey.
But faith alone will not bring us these things.
We must ACT.
ACT on behalf of our wants.
If we don't show how badly we want something, why would God feel the need to help us achieve our goals?
He wouldn't.
If your life seems to be in a lull...if you feel like your success is getting further and further away from you, then it might be a good idea to chart your "faith" desires and the actions you need to complete to receive each desire.
For example, one of my "faith" desires is to sell my screenplays. My "works" (according to James 2:20) or actions to help achieve this desire would be first and foremost, WRITE. If I have no words on the page, I instantly make this desire void. After writing, I need to research agents and management and production companies. Once I do that, I need to send material out. While doing this, I can be networking online, going to conferences, submitting screenplays to competitions, etc. My actions activate my faith and show God that I'm ready for him to step into the mix and make my desire a reality.
FYI, I'm severely lacking in all the above actions for that example, LOL, but I'm kicking my butt to get back on track.
What do you desire? What are you doing in order to achieve those desires?
Think about it. Act on it. NOW.
If your life seems to be in a lull...if you feel like your success is getting further and further away from you, then it might be a good idea to chart your "faith" desires and the actions you need to complete to receive each desire.
For example, one of my "faith" desires is to sell my screenplays. My "works" (according to James 2:20) or actions to help achieve this desire would be first and foremost, WRITE. If I have no words on the page, I instantly make this desire void. After writing, I need to research agents and management and production companies. Once I do that, I need to send material out. While doing this, I can be networking online, going to conferences, submitting screenplays to competitions, etc. My actions activate my faith and show God that I'm ready for him to step into the mix and make my desire a reality.
FYI, I'm severely lacking in all the above actions for that example, LOL, but I'm kicking my butt to get back on track.
What do you desire? What are you doing in order to achieve those desires?
Think about it. Act on it. NOW.
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