366 days of wisdom (September 06, 2020)

Day 250 of wisdom

“What good is it, my brothers and sisters, if someone claims to have faith but does not have works? Can this kind of faith save him?.”

James 2:14 NET

Nothing tangible can be achieved in life without faith, but faith alone cannot do all the magic. Faith is a necessity for both ephemeral and eternal success, but faith without work is dead. The first verse of Hebrews chapter eleven defines faith as, "the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen." Faith is the belief, or expectation that something that does not yet have a physical manifestation will be received, seen, or achieved. "For as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is dead also." according to James  2:26. Therefore, 'Work' is the trigger that puts faith to work.

Life is governed by principles, and no one is above or beyond the principles of life. If you do not abide by these principles, you will not reap the reward of these principles. You cannot be lazy, and expect to be successful, you cannot sit idly and expect to reap where you have not sown. Though faith is an expectation of great things to come, one's faith, no matter how big it is will yield nothing if not supported by works. Lazy faith produces nothing, but faith coupled with work yields great, and unimaginable results.

On the subject of faith without works, Miroslav Volf very aptly, and concisely puts, "To live with integrity, it is important to know what's right and what's wrong, to be educated morally. However, merely KNOWING is not enough. Virtuous character matters more than moral knowledge. The reason is simple: like the self-confessing apostle Paul in Romans 7, most of those who do wrong know what's right but find themselves irresistibly attracted to its opposite. Faith idles when character shrivels" we must build strong characters to keep our faith alive, and thriving or else we would risk great failure.

You must know that your best days are yet ahead of you, and you must believe that those days will bring you all the good that you want, and expect from it, but you must also ensure that you put in the necessary work to brings those expectations to life. You are unlimited, and unbreakable; you are powerful beyond measures; you are a reservoir of greatness, never let your potentials go to waste. Give life to your dreams, and visions, pursue until you achieve, and your life will be just what you wanted.

366daysofwisdom

#day250of366

#116daystogo

@kammykroxx

John Kamikun.