James - Actions

Happy Friday Friends! I hope your week has been a good one and that you’ve been able to see some of the blessings God has given you in your life.

Let’s turn our eyes to the book of James. Two verses stuck out to me this week. While these verses do not contain the word new in them they really spoke to me about my word of the year and how I move forward.

So humble yourselves before God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. Come close to God, and God will come close to you.

James 4: 7 - 8b

Humble, resist, come - all three action words. Words that tell me to do something. They call me to be active instead of inactive. They remind me that I have a part to play in the journey I am on. That I cannot simply sit by and expect things to change or happen, but instead I must do my part.

I must humble myself - I am not God and I am not in control, no matter the lies I tell myself. I must actively resist the devil for him to leave me alone. I cannot passively listen to his whispers, as he convinces me his way is the right way. I must choose to spent time with God. I must choose to go close to Him, as he comes close to me. That is the only way to hear Him, a way to show my love.

Action words. It’s one thing to recognize that actions need to take place, but something completely different to actually choose to do them. As the year continues to unfold I pray that I choose action.

Humble. Resist. Come.

To Everything There Is A Season…

Kiley Ann