no.308 140304 Thank you for faith followed by works

Colourful flowers signalling that spring is here? Nah… it's snowing again!

When I was young (during my high school and university years), I used to hope that my future husband will bring me a bouquet of flowers every once in a while (preferably once a month). It's a wishful thinking. That was when I didn't know how expensive flowers can be. I still love flowers, but once a month is too much and I know I will eventually get used to it and begin to not appreciate it. However, I'm still hopeful that my future husband will surprise me with flowers occasionally:)

I've came across the same verses from the book of James for the last three days. I found it interesting because these verses were incorporated in my testimony that I shared with people in Mexico.

What good is it, my brothers, if someone says he has faith but does not have works? 

Can that faith save him? 

If a brother or sister is poorly clothed and lacking in daily food, and one of you says to them, 

"Go in peace, be warmed and filled," without giving them the things needed for the body, 

what good is that? 

So also faith by itself, if it does not have works, is dead.

James 2:14-17

There must be something that I'm not doing for God to give me the exact same message for three days in a row. What areas in my life can I live out my faith? Are there needy people around me that I've been neglecting? The most challenging environment for me is my workplace where I am surrounded by unbelievers. My co-workers are not poorly clothed nor lacking in daily food as the people in Mexico. They may not need physical help but they can definitely use some spiritual leadership. Even though there are numerous people who are in need of physical support, I want to pray for whom I should use my money and time to relieve their physical burdens.