Turning to God instead of Turning on people around you!

I watched session 7 of Mercy Triumphs, the Beth Moore Bible study on James. She said something very profound and supported it with wonderful scripture!! If we do not turn to God when we are "in between the rains," then we will turn on each other. This really struck me, because I have become a grumbler. We excuse this behavior, with "I'm just human" or "everybody else does it" but it hurts us, it hurts our witness and it brings everybody else down with us. James 5:7 talks about the rains, and Beth goes into detail about how often references to rain in scripture are speaking of our patience in waiting for God's blessings. The rain is the blessing and the periods in between are when we must remain faithful and our faith is tested. We must confess our sin to one another and ask for prayer instead of merely grumbling. I haven't been living that way and I am so glad God spoke through this study this morning. I wanted to record the impact it had so that I can start living this way (instead of the human, worldly way!!). I now have to intentionally seek out first of all God in prayer, and then other Christians that I can confess to and pray with. Thank you God for answers and for never giving up on me!!

Oh, that we might know the Lord! Let us press on to know Him. He will respond to us as surely as the arrival of the dawn, or coming of rains in early spring. Hosea 6:5