Go and Do, Day 3 What does your anger produce? Read James 1:19-21. Every emotion that we have produces something both in our own life and in the lives of others around us. When we are happy, we can produce happiness in others. When we are encouraging, we can produce joy in others. However, the Bible here says that when we are angry with human anger, one thing we do not produce in others is God’s righteousness. Sometimes it can be easy to feel that we have the right to be angry about something, and that when we act in that anger, we’re doing a good thing. After all, it…

Go and Do, Day 2 We are responsible for our own temptation. Read James 1:9-18. When things are going badly and we’ve made bad choices, it becomes really easy to try to find something or someone to blame. Nobody wants to think about the fact that we are the cause of our own difficulties and struggles. However, sometimes we are. If our struggles are a result of our poor choices and sinful nature, then we have to accept the fact that it was our giving in to the temptations that led us to where we are today. We have to take ownership of the responsibility that we have. We are…

Go and Do, Day 1 Just do it! Read James 1:1-8. James may be one of the most practical books in the Bible. If you are looking for a list of “do this, don’t do this,” to help you on your Christian walk, James is the place to start. As the brother of Jesus, James was near the Lord and saw him growing up, but did not fully believe in him until after Jesus’s resurrection. James understands what the practical needs are to ensure that people are going and doing everything that they need to be. The Christian life is about our love of Christ. But, how can we truly…