My Name is Desire?

Today we are going to break down The beginning of James 1

Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds,

Ok stop there:  consider it JOY when we face trials of many kinds?
What kind of trials have you been facing lately?  Health, monetary, children, work, relationships?

because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance.  Let perseverance finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything.

Not lacking anything.... This does NOT mean you will instantly be a millionaire and no longer have issues in life, but God will be your focal point not the issue. You will be mature in your faith to handle it as God would have you.


If any of you lacks wisdom, you should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to you. But when you ask, you must believe and not doubt, because the one who doubts is like a wave of the sea, blown and tossed by the wind.  That person should not expect to receive anything from the Lord. Such a person is double-minded and unstable in all they do.

Believers in humble circumstances ought to take pride in their high position.  But the rich should take pride in their humiliation—since they will pass away like a wild flower.  For the sun rises with scorching heat and withers the plant; its blossom falls and its beauty is destroyed. In the same way, the rich will fade away even while they go about their business.

Think about someone who is so worried about their wealth... They have their life, their identity, tied up in the stock market.  It says here the rich will fade away even while they go about their business.  Thinking about the fluctuation of the stock market on a daily basis...do you get the picture.

 Blessed is the one who perseveres under trial because, having stood the test, that person will receive the crown of life that the Lord has promised to those who love him.

Your reward for standing firm is...the crown of life, eternal life, HEAVEN.

But we are still human and make mistakes so when things don't go as plan as you are trying to produce a new life....don't say:


 When tempted, no one should say, “God is tempting me.” For God cannot be tempted by evil, nor does he tempt anyone; but each person is tempted when they are dragged away by their own evil desire and enticed. Then, after desire has conceived, it gives birth to sin; and sin, when it is full-grown, gives birth to death.

Do you see the natural progression as to how people walk away from God.... It starts with us continuing to want our desires and not God's.  Desire turns into SIN and then DEATH.  And this death can be physical or eternal or both.

Don’t be deceived, my dear brothers and sisters.

Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows. He chose to give us birth through the word of truth, that we might be a kind of firstfruits of all he created.

People and things on earth change....God does NOT change nor does His word.
So as you look at your day, week,and future....what desire is it that you need to look at  before it turns into full-fledged sin.