James 1:6
But you must ask in faith, without wavering. Anyone who wavers is like a wave out at sea, driven by the wind and thrown this way and that.
Treated in 16 passages across the library.
Where it is preached
- How to Succeed in the Christian Life ·
Guidance cites James 1: 5-7
…obey Him and thus have God’s favour at every turn of life? This question is answered in James 1: 5-7, R. V., “But if any of you lacketh wisdom, let him ask of God, who giveth to all…
- How to Bring Men to Christ ·
The Baptism of the Holy Spirit cites Jas. i. 6
…wind and tossed. For let not that man think that he shall receive anything of the Lord.” (Jas. i. 6, 7.) The same principle, of course, holds in regard to the prayer for the Holy Spirit. It…
- The Key Teachings of Charles G. Finney ·
The Prayer of Faith cites JAMES 1:6
…wavering. For he that wavereth is like a wave of the sea driven with the wind and tossed. JAMES 1:6 And what are we to believe? Not merely that God exists, or that He will do something good…
- Growing in Wisdom ·
Prayer and the Word of God cites James 1:6
…us from hearing God, because He speaks in stillness. Doubt can also weaken our prayers (James 1:6). And bitterness toward others can block communication, because forgiveness clears the…
- Real Questions – Book 1 ·
Is It Wrong to Doubt? cites James 1:6
…get answered along the way rather than all at once. What about James? You might know James 1:6, which says someone who asks God for wisdom “must ask in faith, without doubting, because…
- The Key Teachings of Dwight L. Moody ·
Ask, Seek, Knock cites JAMES 1:6
…wavering. For he that wavereth is like a wave of the sea driven with the wind and tossed. JAMES 1:6 He adds a warning: we must be in earnest. The prayers God answers are rarely polite. They…
- The Key Teachings of A. B. Simpson ·
The Life of Prayer cites James 1:6–7
…(James 4:3). And unsettled doubt — the double-minded man who asks and does not expect (James 1:6–7). He added a necessary caution. This list is not to be used as a diagnostic tool on other…
- Lectures to My Students ·
On the Choice of a Text cites James i. 6
…man who preached before that drunken Solomon, James I of England and VI of Scotland, from James i. 6, the temptation was too great to be resisted; but let the wretch be for ever execrated…
- With Christ in the School of Prayer ·
The Power of Persevering Prayer cites James i. 6
…one who has the charge of souls, and to pray according to the command of the Lord in James i. 6, 7. In no way did I trust to my own power, or imagine that I had any gift that others had…
- The Ten Commandments ·
4.6 Prayer cites James 1: 6
…seven ingredients in it: — [1] It must be mixed with faith. ‘But let him ask in faith.’ James 1: 6. Believe that God hears, and will in due time grant, believe his love and truth; believe…
- Prayer – The Pulse of Life ·
Types of Prayer cites James 1:5-6
…for the one who doubts is like a wave of the sea that is driven and tossed by the wind.” James 1:5-6. Again, faith does not doubt, at all! You should maintain the right confession. Note: For…
- The Christian’s Secret of a Happy Life ·
Difficulties Concerning Guidance cites James 1:5-6
…teach you all things and bring to your remembrance all that I have said to you.” Also, James 1:5-6: “If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask God, who gives generously to all without…
- The God of All Comfort ·
A Word to the Wavering Ones cites James 1:6-7
…the wind. For that person must not suppose that he will receive anything from the Lord” (James 1:6-7). It would be difficult to find anything that produces more discomfort in the religious…
- The Person and Work of the Holy Spirit ·
The Holy Spirit Sending Men Forth to Definite Lines of Work cites James 1:5-7
…study, everything we have to do. There is no promise in the Bible more plainly clear than James 1:5-7, “ If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask God, who gives generously to all without…
- Godliness ·
Conditions of Effectual Prayer cites James 1:5-7
…the wind. For that person must not suppose that he will receive anything from the Lord.” James 1:5-7 “Likewise the Spirit helps us in our weakness. For we do not know what to pray for as we…
- How to Pray ·
Hindrances to Prayer cites James 1:5-7
…in it that is displeasing in His sight. 7. The seventh hindrance to prayer is found in James 1:5-7, “But if any of you lacketh wisdom, let him ask of God, who giveth to all liberally and…