Introspection

7/31/2020

James 1:4 “Let your endurance be a finished product, so that you may be finished and complete, with never a defect.”

What do others see and experience when they are with me? Chambers writes, “Not only must our relationship to God be right, but the external expression of that relationship must be right.” If I am weak in an area of faith, it will surely show. I do not think this means I have to be perfect, for perfection is Christ’s alone. I can share my areas of frailty and weakness with those around me, and speak of God’s grace and mercy in those times. Do I let others know that I am secure in the fact that Jesus loves me, even in my imperfection, and that He loves them too? Does it show that my heart, mind, and soul are focused on Him, no matter the struggle? Do I make it clear that He will help me make it through to the other side?

I have been a Christian for many years, but do I have the endurance of a true disciple of Christ?