Are You on The Way, or The Wayside?
It’s not much fun being deceived, is it? We hate to realize that we have believed a lie. But isn’t it better to have the trick, the swap, the lie, exposed? Wouldn’t you rather know the truth, and be embarrassed, than keep believing in the lie? James 1:5-8 (NLT) says, “If you need wisdom, ask our generous God, and he will give it to you. He will not rebuke you for asking. But when you ask Him, be sure that your faith is in God alone. Do not waver, for a person with divided loyalty is as unsettled as a wave of the sea that is blown and tossed by the wind . Such people should not expect to receive anything from the Lord. Their loyalty is divided between God and the world, and they are unstable in everything they do.” (emphasis mine) When I was a teenager I was given the book God Calling . At first it all sounded good, but… there was a little niggling doubt in the back of my mind that something just wasn’t right. Because I had been brought up...