Here's a common scenario. You've been going back and forth in your mind, 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, back and forth, the internal speech goes until you finally

realize that you are riding the fence on your decision.

This is another way of saying you're double-minded and it's uncomfortable.

Welcome to Keep the Heart podcast with Francie Taylor.

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biblical insights that are practical and inspiring. Now back to today's valuable study.

What does it mean to be double-minded? The Strong's Concordance defines it as two-spirited, two, as in the number two.

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.

This phrase appears only twice in the New Testament,

and both times they're in the book of James. I caught myself being double-minded about a very

important matter recently, and I didn't want to accept the title. After all, it's not

complimentary. Listen to the bottom line from James chapter 1, verse 8.

A double-minded man is unstable in all his ways.

The scripture is plain.

Granted, now this verse was speaking about asking God for wisdom without wavering,

but it applies to any area where we're wavering.

Let's consider four ways to stop this confusing habit of double-mindedness.

First, realize that this is a heart issue.

James 4.8 tells us this, draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you.

Cleanse your hands, ye sinners, and purify your

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