Reflection Questions:

1 — Have you ever had VIP anything? What did you like about it and how did it make you feel?

2 —Do you believe you have true religion as James defines it?

3 —How can you share this true religion with others?

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Text of the Day: If you claim to be religious but don’t control your tongue, you are fooling yourself, and your religion is worthless. Pure and genuine religion in the sight of God the Father means caring for orphans and widows in their distress and refusing to let the world corrupt you. (James 1:26-27)

Reflection Questions:

1 — Have you ever experienced True Religion as James defines it?

2 —How does your faith community connect you with these three things mentioned?

3 — What kinds of structures do you need in your life in order to make space for these three things? 

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Text of the Day: But if you look carefully into the perfect law that sets you free, and if you do what it says and don’t forget what you heard, then God will bless you for doing it. (James 1:25)

Reflection Questions:

1 — What is the function of law, according to Paul? (See Romans 3:19-20)

2 —What can the law help you with today?

3 —What is the best thing the law has taught you?

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Text of the Day: But don’t just listen to God’s word. You must do what it says. Otherwise, you are only fooling yourselves. For if you listen to the word and don’t obey, it is like glancing at your face in a mirror. You see yourself, walk away, and forget what you look like. (James 1:22-25)

Reflection Questions:

1 — What do you “know,” but you don’t “do”?

2 —How can you begin to integrate that knowledge into your practice?

3 —Is there an expert you know that you can consult to help you design this integrative aspect of your life? (It could be health, theology, compassion, finances, etc.)

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Text of the Day:Understand this, my dear brothers and sisters: You must all be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to get angry. Human anger does not produce the righteousness God desires. So get rid of all the filth and evil in your lives, and humbly accept the word God has planted in your hearts, for it has the power to save your souls. (James 1:19-21)

Reflection Questions:

1 — Quick to listen. How many of us listen mostly to respond? We often find ourselves formulating responses to parts of sentences without listening to the whole thing. I know I am guilty of this at times.

2 —Slow to speak. Every once in a while, someone suggests I should exercise the “Ministry of Listening” a little more than I do. As someone who speaks for a living, it does me well to be reminded of the opportunity to listen rather than to speak.

3 —Slow to get angry. This is a good one. How many of us have the patience we need in order to continue to continue our relationships?

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Here are a few questions for you to ponder this week:

1 — How can you tell when a temptation is coming your way?

2 — What processes and structures have you put into place in order to deal with them before they become a reality in your life?

3 — Where do you go for accountability in your decisions?

4 — Who is your support group you can go to in difficult times?

5 — What do you do to maintain accountable relationships with safe people in your life?

6 — What is the hardest thing you deal with right now?

7 — What do you think your life would look like if you could be a little more intentional about dealing with temptation?

8 — What has God given you that you can be thankful for?

9 — How can you create a new appreciation for the good and perfect things God has placed in your life?

10— How can you share your blessings with others?

Reflection Questions:

1 — Have you ever experienced trouble in your life just when it felt you were becoming closer to Jesus?

2 —Did that upheaval derail your spiritual walk, or did it make it stronger?

3 —How can we be sure Jesus has our backs in this struggle with evil? What texts give you strength?

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Text of the Day: So don’t be misled, my dear brothers and sisters. Whatever is good and perfect is a gift coming down to us from God our Father, who created all the lights in the heavens. He never changes or casts a shifting shadow. (James 1:16-17)

Reflection Questions:

1 — What do you have in your life and in your character that is good?

2 —Where did those things come from? Who is the author of the good things in your life?

3 —What can you do to encourage someone else to recognize the goodness in them today, and also how can you point them to who that goodness came from? 

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Text of the Day: These desires give birth to sinful actions. And when sin is allowed to grow, it gives birth to death. (James 1:15)

Reflection Questions:

1 — What are you looking for when you go to scripture? Is it a greater revelation of Jesus?

2 —How can you use that which you find about Jesus to help you in your everyday life?

3 —What is the most profound truth you have found about Jesus? Write it down! 

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Text of the Day: These desires give birth to sinful actions. And when sin is allowed to grow, it gives birth to death. (James 1:15)

Reflection Questions:

1 — When was the last time you were tempted and you knew it was happening? What was the temptation?

2 —Why is it that James and Jesus are so concerned at getting to the source of the problem, rather than the behavior?

3 —How can you move your attention closer to the source, and how can you begin to shift some of your thinking upstream toward the temptation, rather than the behavior? 

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