Faith and Wisdom James 1 - One of most meaningful in Bible

James 1:6-7 But when you ask God, you must believe. Do not doubt God. Anyone who doubts is like a wave in the sea. The wind blows the wave up and down. He who doubts is thinking two different things at the same time. He cannot decide about anything he does. A person like that should not think that he will receive anything from the Lord.
James1:13-15 When someone is being tempted, he should not say, "God is tempting me." Evil cannot tempt God, and God himself does not tempt anyone. It is the evil that a person wants that tempts him. His own evil desire leads him away and holds him. This desire causes sin. Then the sin grows and brings death.

Every Man's Battle

I just picked the book up yesterday. I have really been struggling with my sexual impulses. The first chapter and intro convicted me of how the life and thoughts that I have are so worldly and so indescent. Loving Christ should separate me from these things. My flesh has been winning and God's best cannot be present when that happens. I look at what I have been doing and I think "Do you really have faith, do you really believe?" In the book, the author writes "It's wrong, I admitted, but it's such a small thing. It was a far cry from Playboy, I told myself". How many times have I justified it. It is wrong and I need to cut it out totally.

"Have mercy on me, O God,
according to your unfailing love;
according to your great compassion
blot out my transgressions......
Restore to me the joy of your salvation
and grant me a willing spirit, to sustain me.
Then I will teach transgressors your ways
and sinners will turn back to you." Psalm 51:1, 12-13

"But among you there must not be even a hint of sexual immorality, or of any kind of impurity" Ephesians 5:3