TRAVEL COMPANIONS [James 2:26]                           

Just as the body is dead without a spirit, so also faith is dead without good deeds.                                                

Faith and obedience are travel companions heading to the same destination, namely, to please and glorify God. You cannot have one without the other. Fear short-circuits faith when we begin to doubt that God’s way is really best. If we allow worry to gain a foothold in out minds and hearts, we will respond by refusing to do what the Lord commands, which is disobedience. The results will be a change in our travel plans. By rejecting the way of faith and obedience, we are actually choosing the path of unbelief and sin. Great faith begins with small steps. When you choose to follow God’s Word, an ever- increasing cycle of faith and obedience will begin. Don’t let fear or sin rob you of the great life that the Lord has planned for you. Who has a better track record for choosing the right path---you are God? You think about that.

A take away…..[little faith hopes that God will do what He says; strong faith knows that He will; and great faith believes that He has already done it].