Still Here. Still Trusting.

Today I ate the Word from James 5. 

I woke up this morning and ate this chapter, and again, it was some calories to my inner man! 

And today is Sundayyy!! We have church today, and I’m honestly so excited because I’m on vacation right now, so I get this little bit of time to be back in my home church- the church where I was raised. There’s just something so special about being here again, worshipping Jesus in the place that has been such a big part of my life... I’m genuinely grateful for this little time I get here!

One thing that really caught my attention was how James talks about patience and endurance. He talks about the farmer waiting for the precious fruit of the earth, the prophets who endured suffering, and then Job. This made me Pause... (SELAH.)

Bcoz honestly, waiting can be so hard... Sometimes I just want to know what God is doing, why He is doing it, and WHEN something is going to happen. I want the answer nowww . But James reminded me about the farmer. He sows the seed and then waits. He doesn’t keep digging it up every day to check whether it’s growing. He trusts the process. Oh! He TRUSTS??!. 

And I was like... Abbah, am I really trusting You while I wait? Or am I constantly worrying because I can’t see what You are doing?
Then this verse really stood out to me "Is anyone among you suffering? Let him pray"  I love how James just says it so simply. Are you suffering? Pray. Are you cheerful? Praise. Whatever season I’m in, I can bring it to God.

And then there's Elijah!! James says that Elijah was a man with a nature like ours, and yet he prayed earnestly. That encouraged me so much. Sometimes I look at people with great faith and think, "Brooo, how do they have that kind of faith?" But Elijah was human just like me. He wasn’t some superhuman. HE PRAYED. And that reminded me that I too can pray, believe and trust God. And I think this is also a part of becoming a Christovert.. learning to look more like Jesus even in the way I wait, pray, trust and respond to life.

Also, the ending of this chapter touched me! James talks about someone wandering away from the truth and another person helping bring them back. It reminded me that MY WALK WITH JESUS ISN’T JUST ABOUT ME. I want to be someone who notices when someone is drifting, who prays for them, loves them and helps them come back to Jesus....

Precious Holy Spirit, help me to be patient while I wait. Help me not to give up when I don’t see things happening immediately. Teach me to pray instead of worrying and to trust You even when I don’t understand. Help me to keep walking with You and to keep showing up. And please use me to help others come closer to You too. Keep transforming me into the image of our beloved Jesus. Help the readers as well.
Father God, Ily! In Jesus’ name, Amen.