Ahhh, we've only read the first chapter of James, and I already love it. Here's something that really stuck out to me tonight...
James 1:5-8
"If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, He who gives to all liberally and without reproach, and it will be given to him. But let him ask in faith with NO doubting, for he who doubts is like a wave of the sea driven and tossed by the wind. For let not that man suppose that he will receive anything from the Lord; he is a double-minded man, unstable in all his ways."
You know what I've realized? Our crazy world is like a sea. Sometimes, the sea is overcome with huge, frightening waves. Other times, soft, tiny waves gently rise and fall. Some of the waves are often higher than the others, depending on how strong the winds are. So many ups and downs to the sea. LIFE is like a sea. Sometimes, we are forced to face huge obstacles that seem impossible to overcome, and at other times, life seems much so easier, and the obstacles aren't quite as big. And the wind represents all things evil, all things that tempt the waves even more, pushing them higher and higher, causing even more disturbances in the once-calm sea. But through it all, the sea stays the same, no matter how many huge waves try to tear it apart...AND (in life) through it all, GOD stays the same - never changing, always there - no matter how many lost people in this world try to tear HIM apart. James 1:17: "...the Father of lights, with whom there is NO variation or shadow of turning." No matter how crazy the sea of life may seem at times, God will always be there for us, ready to lift us back up when we fall down. Ready to carry us through when the winds of temptation get too strong.
In a way, we could also connect these verses with our My Rides we made this summer...praying for you all. (:
-Haley
what a cool connection to the my ride boards! very good observation...
ReplyDeletei love the recurring theme of God being the LIGHT as well over these past few weeks...isn't it beautiful how scripture is so intertwined?
I love this post!!! I once thought about something similar to this. It's like God's love is an ocean. Sometimes (the times when we feel distant from God), we drift to the shore. But the waves always pull us back in. God's love never fails, and He never stops loving us no matter what, just like the waves never stop. No matter what we do in the ocean of God's love, we can't drown. No matter what sin we commit, God will always love us. So it's kinda similar, yet somewhat different. AMAZING post!! :)
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thank you both so much!
ReplyDeletewhitley: that's one of my favorite parts about the Bible...all of the passages are so connected, yet so different in so many ways. and there are so many hidden meanings to every verse, so many deeper messages. (:
alexa: thank youuu! i absolutely LOVE what you said too! that is so cool.
GOD BLESS <3
I love that analogy, because obviously the ocean isn't going anywhere no matter how many waves try to move it. That shows how big God is compared to those who work against him. awesome. Thanks Haley
ReplyDeletei know, i love it! thank you! (:
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