James 1:6-11

The Lord is steadfast and unwavering. Therefore, our faith in him should be just the same. If we don't stand firm on his rock, we are putting ourselves on unstable ground where we will fall. We will not receive anything from him if we do not know him. We can not get caught up in worldly material possessions or the pursuit of wealth. These things will only deter us from God. And if we are separate from God, we will whither away, as James so appropriately puts it, like the sun scorching a flower in the grass. Those who don't have anything are ahead of those of us that do because they are not distracted by these things that don't really matter.

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