James 1

Do not despise the times of suffering. I use suffering to make you beautiful. When you bow and accept the suffering, My peace, humility, and patience become dominant over self-defense, self-love, and pride. Accept the trials as gifts from above. Cooperate with the tools of the sculptor by desiring the change they bring. Do not fight against suffering. Accept everything from My Hand knowing that I Am making you perfect and beautiful. During the pain of the suffering, simply lie still before Me in humble submission and relax. Wait while I teach, change, and then heal you. Rest and relax in My Love during the pain. Do not give in to fear. My work is necessary and perfect. Trust My Love for you. Be still and wait quietly. James 1:1-4 Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds, 3 because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance. Let perseverance finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything.  If any of you lacks wisdom, you should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to you. Are you humbly leaning on Me, or are you pridefully independent? You will know by how many times each hour you ask Me for wisdom and help. Not seeking Me equals pride and independence from Me. Seeking My Wisdom and help constantly equals humility and dependence on Me. Ask Me to lead you. The more you ask, the more I lead. Do you want My Will in big decisions only? Ask. Do you want My Will in each small step through the day? Ask. Follow Me as I direct your thoughts. Remember I lead only in directions of purity, Love, and peace. James 1:5 If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask God, Who gives generously to all without reproach, and it will be given him. Do you know what happens when you do not have faith or trust Me? Your foundation of spirit is then built on your flesh, rather than on Truth and trust. Then you have a mind that changes with the opinions of those around you, or with the changing circumstances. You also have emotions that are up one hour and down the next. They lead you like the tracks of a roller-coaster. Your changing mind and up and down emotions produce miserable instability that affects all those around you. Instability produces fear. Fear is contagious and relentless. Fear is the opposite of faith. Fear demands action that is independent from Me. Action that is independent from Me is sin, and it causes pain and darkness to spread. So the spirit of a human that does not have faith in Me is unstable and brings turmoil to the Earth. James 1:6-8 But let him ask in faith, with no doubting, for the one who doubts is like a wave of the sea that is driven and tossed by the wind. For that person must not suppose that he will receive anything from the Lord; he is a double-minded man, unstable in all his ways. Do you consider yourself to be a person of faith? You can know how much faith you have by how patient you are. Are you willing to wait while I work with others behind the scenes? Are you willing to wait while your life seems to be falling apart? Are you willing to wait while others are slow or neglectful in their duties? Are you willing to wait on your own plans, while letting others have their needs met? How willing you are to wait is a gauge or indicator of how much faith you have in Me. No patience equals no faith. Lots of quiet patience and willingness to wait equals lots of faith. How much faith do you have in Me? James 9-11  9 The brother of humble circumstances should boast in his exaltation, 10 but the one who is rich should boast in his humiliation because he will pass away like a flower of the field.11 For the sun rises with its scorching heat and dries up the grass; its flower falls off, and its beautiful appearance is destroyed. In the same way, the rich man will wither away while pursuing his activities. Do you know what it means to Love Me with Real Love? It means you value Me more than you value anything . . . anything that the gods of this world can offer you as a substitute. It means you choose Me over everyone, everything, and every state of existence. It means your choice of Me never changes. That describes Real Love for Me. Does it describe you? James 1:12-14 Blessed is the man who remains steadfast under trial, for when he has stood the test he will receive the crown of life, which God has promised to those who love him. Let no one say when he is tempted, “I am being tempted by God,” for God cannot be tempted with evil, and He Himself tempts no one. But each person is tempted when he is lured and enticed by his own desire. Sin begins as a thought. The thought mingles or has intimate union with your flesh, as a man and woman have union or sex with each other. The union of thoughts and flesh produce words and actions as their offspring. These offspring are dark deeds of sin that continue to multiply. Their multiplication produces a power that is uncontrollable. This power of darkness surrounds the human spirit and separates it from Me. It can no longer see Truth and Light. It eventually suffocates from lack of the oxygen of Life. It all begins with an undisciplined mind that allows dark thoughts to roam where they will. Take charge over your mind and thoughts, before they take charge over you. James 1:14-15 But each person is tempted when he is lured and