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James 1:2-8 (AMP)

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² Consider it wholly joyful, my brethren, whenever you are enveloped in or encounter trials of any sort or fall into various temptations. ³ Be assured and understand that the trial and proving of your faith bring out endurance and steadfastness and patience. ⁴ But let endurance and steadfastness and patience have full play and do a thorough work, so that you may be perfectly and fully developed , lacking in nothing. ⁵ If any of you is deficient in wisdom, let him ask of the giving God to everyone liberally and ungrudgingly, without reproaching or faultfinding, and it will be given him. ⁶ Only it must be in faith that he asks with no wavering (no hesitating, no doubting). For the one who wavers (hesitates, doubts) is like the billowing surge out at sea that is blown hither and thither and tossed by the wind. ⁷ For truly, let not such a person imagine that he will receive anything from the Lord, ⁸ a man of two minds (hesitating, dubious, irresolute), unstable and unreliable and uncertain about everything .


This passage relates to the following topic(s):
(v. 2) Suffering / Hardship - Consider it a joy to face trials
(v. 2) Joy / Rejoicing - Consider it a joy to face trials
(v. 3) Testing / Tests - Testing used to develop perseverance
(v. 3) Patience / Perseverance / Standing Firm - Perseverance comes from the testing of your faith
(v. 4) Patience / Perseverance / Standing Firm - Perseverance comes from the testing of your faith
(v. 4) Growth / Maturity - Perseverance brings maturity
(v. 5) Prayer - Pray for wisdom
(v. 5) Wisdom / Understanding / Stupidity - Pray for wisdom
(v. 6) Prayer - Ask and do not doubt

This passage relates to the following question(s):
(v. 5) Does God give freely? Ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault

This passage is referenced in the following quiet time(s):
(v. 2) Power of Spiritual Thinking - The Easy Way Out (2008-05-05)
(v. 2) Life to the Full - Crown not Frown (part 1) (2010-03-27)
(v. 2) 30 Days at the Cross - Problems or Possibilities (2008-08-08)
(v. 2) NT Commands (part VI) (2011-03-13)
(v. 2) Heart of Maturity (Methods of Maturing) (2010-04-29)
(v. 2) Mind Change - Challenge (2011-11-04)
(v. 2) Purpose Driven Life - Seeing Life from God's View (2008-05-26)
(v. 2) Day 9 - Trials of Many Kinds (2011-12-12)
(v. 3) Mind Change - Challenge (2011-11-04)
(v. 3) Day 9 - Trials of Many Kinds (2011-12-12)
(v. 3) Heart of Maturity (Methods of Maturing) (2010-04-29)
(v. 3) NT Commands (part VI) (2011-03-13)
(v. 3) 30 Days at the Cross - Problems or Possibilities (2008-08-08)
(v. 3) Purpose Driven Life - Seeing Life from God's View (2008-05-26)
(v. 3) Power of Spiritual Thinking - The Easy Way Out (2008-05-05)
(v. 3) Life to the Full - Crown not Frown (part 1) (2010-03-27)
(v. 4) Purpose Driven Life - Dont Get In A Hurry (2008-06-23)
(v. 4) Mind Change - Challenge (2011-11-04)
(v. 4) Power of Spiritual Thinking - The Easy Way Out (2008-05-05)
(v. 4) Heart of Maturity (Methods of Maturing) (2010-04-29)
(v. 4) Life to the Full - Crown not Frown (part 1) (2010-03-27)
(v. 4) Day 9 - Trials of Many Kinds (2011-12-12)
(v. 4) 30 Days at the Cross - Problems or Possibilities (2008-08-08)
(v. 5) Day 9 - Trials of Many Kinds (2011-12-12)
(v. 5) Life to the Full - Crown not Frown (part 1) (2010-03-27)
(v. 5) Trusting God - Samuel (2010-11-29)
(v. 6) Trusting God - Samuel (2010-11-29)
(v. 6) Day 9 - Trials of Many Kinds (2011-12-12)
(v. 6) Life to the Full - Crown not Frown (part 1) (2010-03-27)
(v. 7) Day 9 - Trials of Many Kinds (2011-12-12)
(v. 7) Trusting God - Samuel (2010-11-29)
(v. 7) Life to the Full - Crown not Frown (part 1) (2010-03-27)
(v. 8) Life to the Full - Crown not Frown (part 1) (2010-03-27)
(v. 8) Trusting God - Samuel (2010-11-29)
(v. 8) Day 9 - Trials of Many Kinds (2011-12-12)

This passage is referenced in the following study note(s):
(v. 5) Devotional: Wisdom (2008-12-12)
(v. 6) Devotional: Prayer and Fasting (2008-12-12)
(v. 7) Devotional: Prayer and Fasting (2008-12-12)
(v. 8) Devotional: Prayer and Fasting (2008-12-12)