"But prove yourselves doers of the word, and not merely hearers who delude themselves."
I am thankful for God's word
thankful for the way it encourages me
thankful for the way God uses it to prod me
today was one of those days...
but as I faced some challenging situations, the verses I've been memorizing in James 1 kept coming to mind
"Consider it all joy, my brethren, when you encounter various trials
and I had to make a choice
would I just be a hearer of those words, or a doer
I'm thankful I can turn to God in those times and acknowledge my struggles
confess my need for His intervention
and then persevere
I'm thankful He gives grace for the trials
I'm thankful God uses testing to produce endurance and maturity in my life
It's not always easy, and certainly not always fun
but He walks with me every step of the way
so I get to jump back into it tomorrow
and I know I can only approach it joyfully with God's help
but I also know that's His desire for me
and I want to walk in obedience
I'm thankful God rewards me when I do
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