Now, the book was in the publisher’s hands and my faith was set into motion. He suggested that we add questions to each daily devotional.
Umm, questions. AHH!
Questions?! I must tell you that I STRUGGLED!
Where writing the devotionals came easily, the questions did NOT! At least not at first. So, I prayed, I got input from our daughter, Jacquelyn, I prayed. And you guessed it, I prayed some more!
Now, the book was in the publisher’s hands and my faith was set into motion. He suggested that we add questions to each daily devotional. Umm, questions. AHH! Questions?! I must tell you that I STRUGGLED! Where writing the devotionals came easily, the questions did NOT! At least not at first. So, I prayed, I got input from our daughter, Jacquelyn, I prayed. And you guessed it, I prayed some more!
I knew God loved me enough to answer but if He was answering, I just wasn’t hearing it.
Then I finally heard an answer but it certainly wasn’t the answer that I wasn’t expecting. I realized that I was not acting in faith – I was double minded. On the one hand, I wasn’t sure that I should or wanted to write questions, on the other hand I was asking God to help. See the double mindedness??
I wasn’t really asking anything in faith because there were two opposing thoughts being tossed around in my mind. My thoughts were unstable so it made it difficult for me to receive answers from the Lord.
The end result was just like the scripture says;
If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all liberally and without reproach, and it will be given to him. But let him ask in faith, with no doubting, for he who doubts is like a wave of the sea driven and tossed by the wind. For let not that man suppose that he will receive anything from the Lord; he is a double-minded man, unstable in all his ways. James 1:5-9
Once, I resigned myself to the fact that I needed to write questions,
(and asked forgiveness for double-mindedness),
I was able to stamp out the double mindedness and act in single-minded faith.
In faith I said, “God it is in your hands.” Then I jumped into the process and Ta-Dah! Thank the Lord that the questions flowed! We even developed weekly, physically activities to reinforce faith. Now, if you, like me, thought I could relax, we would both be wrong! There was the info about the author to write. And then, here comes the website! And a blog! I knew that was coming, I just didn’t think about it.
So, this whole book experience has been an exercise in faith. As I write, I must continue to exercise my faith that God will show me the way and use this to help others. I pray that each of you grow your faith as we make this journey together.
REFLECTION
Is there an area in your life where you may be double-minded?
PRAYER
Heavenly Father, as I write James 1:5-9 and say it aloud, please show me where I may be double- minded. Help me to ask and act in faith, remembering how very much you love me.
ACTING IN FAITH MEANS BEING SINGLE-MINDED
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