Thought for the Week: James 1-2

Living Out Your Faith

Just as a human body that fails
 to breathe is labelled a dead body,
 so too a faith that fails to breathe
 is labelled  a dead faith. And the
 breath of faith   in the Christian life
 is good works: demonstrating
 concern for the poor, controlling
 the tongue, exhibiting a spirit of
 humility and building up others.

Lord, we will Live Out our Faith:
Consider it pure joy whenever You 
face trials because the testing of
    Your faith produces Perseverance.
  Let perseverance finish its work so that you may be mature & complete,
not lacking anything (Jas 1:2-6).
     What good is it… if someone
 claims    to have faith but has no
deeds?.. Faith by itself, if it is not
 accompanied By Action, is dead.
But someone will say: You have
faith; I have deeds. Show me your
faith without deeds, and I’ll show u
my faith by my Deeds (Jas 2:14-18)
Abraham believed God, and
 God counted him as righteous 
because     of his faith. He was even
called the Friend of God (v23).

Lord, grant us the hallmark of our
faith be the ability to face troubles
with Your perspective in mind.
Grant us Lord the ability to
face troubles with Your grace.
 Help us        to hold on to Your promise
so that when my faith is tested, 
Endurance has a chance to grow,
 and we              will be Complete In You.
In Jesus’ mighty name, Amen.

Lord, we realise we are to show
our faith by the good Deeds we do.
Help us Be Obedient in trusting You;
for You Lord want believers not only
to hear the truth but also to do it.
Grant us grace to love, to serve and to seek ways of Living Out Our Faith
for they are evidence of true faith.
Prompt us do acts of kindness;
and whilst we may mess up at times,
help us learn from mistakes and
move on. In Jesus’ name, Amen.

Lord, we want to be Your Friend.
Grant us faith that works
its way outward in our lives.
Grant us faith that will cause
us to do what we believe in.
 Help us to be more like You, know
Your purpose & be united with You.
Let our faith and actions draw us
closer to You as a Friend. Amen.