Biweekly Devotional 3-3-2026

Published by Pastor Harry Zuraski in Biweekly Devotional · Tuesday 03 Mar 2026 · 1:45
Tags: Biweekly, Devotional, 2026, Faith, Spirituality, Reflection, Inspiration, Weekly, Prayer, Growth

James 1:2 – 4 (The Message)

2-4 Consider it a sheer gift, friends, when tests and challenges come at you from all sides. You know that under pressure, your faith-life is forced into the open and shows its true colors. So don’t try to get out of anything prematurely. Let it do its work so you become mature and well-developed, not deficient in any way.

I know there are times that we think, "Please God, enough." Where we do not think that we can take any more. But it is in these times that we are given the opportunity to learn to let God and His Spirit take the lead. This is so contrary to what the world would have you believe.

We have all heard the saying that God only gives you what you can handle. I used to add to this by saying that God’s opinion is higher of me than my own. But it is in these times of extreme struggle that we can learn the most important lesson from God. Put your faith in God and God’s love. When kneading dough for bread it must be worked repeatedly until it’s ready for the next step where the yeast grows the bread from within. From there that bread is baked as the finishing touch. If any of these steps is cut short the finished product, while still being bread, is not what was planned. The same is true for our faith and its development. Trust in God and God’s plan. God’s timing is perfect. In those times of tests and challenges trust in the Lord’s plan for your growth and development.