Four Ways to Stop Double Mindedness

Keep the Heart

Francie Taylor

Christianity, Religion & Spirituality:christianity, Religion & Spirituality

2.4 • 616 Ratings

🗓️ 13 June 2023

⏱️ 13 minutes

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Have you been wavering in your mind with a decision, having a monologue with yourself that alternates between lecturing and venting? You know what you should do, and then you change your mind. Back and forth the internal speech goes, until finally you realize that you are riding the fence on your decision. This is another way of saying, you’re double minded and it’s uncomfortable. God gives us the bottom line about this issue in James 1:8: "A double minded man is unstable in all his ways." Granted, this verse was referring to asking God for wisdom without wavering, but it applies to any area where we’re wavering. Being double minded makes us unstable and fretful. Let’s consider four ways to stop this confusing habit. Share this episode with your friends, especially if they've been going back and forth in making decisions. Ponder the Path Devotional by Francie Taylor Unique Snap-flap Olive Bible-KJV "Be Like Jesus is Better Than You Do You" T-shirt in many sizes Donate to the Podcast Follow Keep the Heart on Instagram Like Keep the Heart on Facebook Francie on Facebook

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0:00.0	Here's a common scenario. You've been going back and forth in your mind, having a monologue with
0:05.7	yourself that alternates between lecturing and venting. You know what you should do, and then you
0:11.5	change your mind. Back and forth, back and forth, the internal speech goes until you finally
0:17.7	realize that you are riding the fence on your decision.
0:21.5	This is another way of saying you're double-minded and it's uncomfortable.
0:30.9	Welcome to Keep the Heart podcast with Francie Taylor.
0:35.1	Francie is an author, teacher, and conference speaker known for sharing
0:39.6	biblical insights that are practical and inspiring. Now back to today's valuable study.
0:50.5	What does it mean to be double-minded? The Strong's Concordance defines it as two-spirited, two, as in the number two.
0:59.4	It also goes on to define it as wavering, doubting, and uncertain. We're going back and forth on an issue in our opinion, our purpose, or both.
1:10.0	This phrase appears only twice in the New Testament,
1:13.2	and both times they're in the book of James. I caught myself being double-minded about a very
1:19.0	important matter recently, and I didn't want to accept the title. After all, it's not
1:24.5	complimentary. Listen to the bottom line from James chapter 1, verse 8.
1:30.1	A double-minded man is unstable in all his ways.
1:34.7	The scripture is plain.
1:36.6	Granted, now this verse was speaking about asking God for wisdom without wavering,
1:41.7	but it applies to any area where we're wavering.
1:45.6	Let's consider four ways to stop this confusing habit of double-mindedness.
1:51.1	First, realize that this is a heart issue.
1:54.4	James 4.8 tells us this, draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you.
1:59.5	Cleanse your hands, ye sinners, and purify your
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