James 1-Video Bible Study
Join me on Wednesdays for the next few weeks to study the book of James.
Lets dig into James 1 a bit more... {would love to read your thoughts so post a comment with your answers!}
1) Read James 1:1 again. Focus in on the word JOY and give me your definition of the word.
2) What is your definition of the word TRIAL? How do you feel about putting the word JOY and the word TRIAL in the same sentence?
3) I talked in my video about saying to God, "Bring it on" regarding future trials that will come my way. Does the thought of saying that to God freak you out? Why or why not?
4) Read through the rest of chapter one. Anything else stand out to you?
I would love to hear your thoughts...
See you next Wednesday!
Let us then fearlessly and confidently and boldly draw near to the throne of grace (the throne of God's unmerited favor to us sinners), that we may receive mercy [for our failures] and find grace to help in good time for every need [appropriate help and well-timed help, coming just when we need it]. Hebrews 4:16
2 comments:
Joy means you are full of happiness knowing God is there with you at all times. It's always been said Trails
are the fears we face to become closer to God and to
know his love. He is always with us. We have to give our fears to the Lord and rejoice in joy that He is standing right there with us. I loved your saying, Bring it on. I would add" Bring it on for I know You,Lord, will be there." It's easy to say but hard to trust because we are human. God bless you Sarah for giving me the time with you this day to study the Lord's holy scriptures. See you next Wednesday. Blessed,Mom
Joy to me, means gladness. Not happiness, but true gladness and knowing that no matter what, God will always be by your side and you can have joy in that fact. To me, a trial is a test, a test that is meant for us to learn and/or grow from, and to grow closer and learn to truly trust and lean on our Lord. I feel that joy and trial go very well together in the same sentence although you may not see it very often. To have TRUE joy in the Lord is to see the brightness of Christ through our trials. The thought of saying "bring it on" to God, DOES freak me out just a little bit but we are called to get out of our comfort zone for God and that is exactly what will happen when we pray such a prayer. I have found in my life in the past, that when I pray a prayer that will inevitably make me uncomfortable in my lifestyle, it is answered with much more clarity than most other prayers. God WANTS us to be uncomfortable for Him and to be able to speak His name off our tongues in the midst of trial.
Chapter 1 really stood out to me. One of my favourite verses in the Bible is actually James 1:19 where it says, "My dear brothers, take note of this: everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry." I have made it my perogative to try and remember this throughout my everyday life. I love the book of James because it is so relevant to this time period and our lives, as well as during the time of James!
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