Do I go through the motions of life? Do I serve because I have to? Do I go to church because I have to? I have to admit for a while I did. I did not serve with the right heart. My mindset on Wednesdays and Sundays were I rather sleep or watch TV than going to church…I was going through the motions. Christians tend to go “through the motions” to make themselves look good.
I struggled with the meaning of James 1:7. It was a hard verse for me to understand. I then read a old college text book on the book of James. Home Kent said that Christians should not go through the motions of prayer (and of life). When going through the motions I am not trusting God. God gives me countless gifts (life, my students, parents, etc) and at times I may not see the small and the big gifts in life because of my own selfishness.
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