If We Believe

For as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is dead also.
James 2:26 KJ21

Do you ever wonder why you do some of the things you do - the ones you wish you didn't do? Are you willing to seek and find the answer, the root of why?

The Truth is - What we believe determines our actions. I'm not talking about mental assent; agreeing with the possibility or likelihood of something. I'm talking about truly believing. For instance, how about God?

Mental assent agrees there is a God or likely a 'higher power', but it really doesn't change the way the he/she conducts business or treats others. Mental assent assumes he/she is basically a good person and that all 'good' people go to heaven. 

Truly believing that God is who He says He is will change your life. It will change the way you do business, the way you treat all others (not just those you know.) It will change your priorities and your activities in life. It will change how and where you spend your hard-earned money. Yes, your money...

True faith in God and His Word will cause us to do good works. If we believe.

Prayer:

Father,
          We want our faith to be alive and growing in You. Open Your Word to us in new ways. Reveal Yourself to us so that we may be more and more like You. In Jesus' Name we pray. Amen