Joel M Bradshaw

7Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. 8Come near to God and he will come near to you. Wash your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded. 9Grieve, mourn and wail. Change your laughter to mourning and your joy to gloom. 10Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will lift you up.–James 4

1. So many people claim to follow Jesus, but don’t actually want to stop sinning.
2. They aren’t motivated to resist temptation.
3. Resisting the devil is a part of submitting to God.
4. When you come to God, He comes near to you.
5. Stop being double-minded.
6. Grieve and be broken by your hypocrisy. I had to.
7. Be motivated by a humble return to the God who will lift you up.–JMB