Welcome to the In Touch podcast with Charles Stanley for Friday, January 10th.

Today's podcast continues encouraging us to move forward by faith with a look at the life of Joseph.

His example teaches us to follow the Lord, even when things are going disastrously wrong.

If you really want God's best in your life, then you will learn to live by faith.

I mean living not by your feelings, not by sight, not by the opinion of others, but learning

to live by trusting in God moment by moment day by day.

Now, all of us trust him to some degree, but I think most of us would

probably have to admit that there are times when we find ourselves wavering in our faith. James

warns us about that in James, the first chapter, if you'll turn there for a moment. And you'll recall

he uses our desire for wisdom as an example. And he says in verse five,

but if any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God who gives to all men generously and without

reproach, and it will be given to him. But let him ask in faith, without any doubting, for the one who

doubts is like the surf of the sea driven and tossed by the wind.

For let not that man expect that he will receive anything from the Lord.

Being a double-minded man, unstable in all his ways.

That is, when you and I are seeking the Lord, are asking for his direction, and we're believing him.

If we say, well, yes, that is what God's saying.

Well, no, I'm not sure.

Well, I think that's what he said.

Well, when I was praying, that's what I felt.

Well, yesterday I believed that, but today, no, I don't believe that.

In fact, the truth is, I'm not sure what I believe. Well, he says that kind of a person can expect to get nothing from God because God doesn't respond to that kind of faith.

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