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James 1:2-11
The path of wisdom is laid out for us. It's a hard path, but it's worth it.
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Published September 23rd, 2021
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The path of wisdom is characterized by rejoicing through trials, asking for wisdom in faith, and boasting in Christ alone.
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James 1:2-11
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e Count it all joy, my brothers, 1
when you meet trials f of various kinds,
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for you know
that g the testing of your faith h produces steadfastness.
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And let steadfastness have its full effect,
that you may be i perfect and complete,
lacking in nothing.
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j If any of you lacks wisdom,
k let him ask God,
l who gives generously to all without reproach,
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and it will be given him.
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But m let him ask in faith,
n with no doubting,
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for the one who doubts
is like o a wave of the sea
that is driven and tossed by the wind.
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For that person must not suppose
that he will receive anything from the Lord;
p he is a double-minded man,
q unstable in all his ways.
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Let the lowly brother boast in his exaltation,
and r the rich in his humiliation,
because s like a flower of the grass 1
he will pass away.
For the sun rises with its scorching heat
and t withers the grass;
its flower falls,
and its beauty perishes.
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So also will the rich man fade away
in the midst of his pursuits.
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