8 Such a person is DOUBLE-MINDED (Doubting, Hesitant) AND UNSTABLE in all they do. James 1
Double-mindedness isn’t something the Bible commends in God’s people and it CAN HINDER US RECEIVING FROM THE LORD!
5 If any of you lacks wisdom, you should ASK GOD, WHO GIVES GENEROUSLY TO ALL WITHOUT FINDING FAULT, AND IT WILL BE GIVEN TO YOU. 6 But when you ask, you must believe and not doubt, because the one who doubts is like a wave of the sea, blown and tossed by the wind. 7 That person should not expect to receive anything from the Lord. James 1
Our God is GENEROUS and NOT Fault-finding, thank God!
Double-minded; DIPSUCHOS, Dis – twice, Psuche – a soul. It’s like we’re trying to be in two places at once, ‘Wanting the best of both worlds’ but we can’t have two ways together.
Another word following closely is DILOGOS, Dis – twice, Logos – a word or speech. Hence, saying one thing to one person and giving a different view to another, Double Tongued, or even Fork Tongued.
8 Come near to God and he will come near to you. Wash your hands (what we Touch), you sinners, and purify your hearts (what we’re thinking, looking at) YOU DOUBLE-MINDED (Two souled). 10 Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will lift you up. James 4
IS GOD ASKING US TO GET RID OF, CAST OUT, SOME THINGS FROM OUR LIVES TODAY, SO HE CAN BLESS US?
113 I HATE DOUBLE-MINDED PEOPLE (Straight talking),
but I love your law. Psalm 119
21 Elijah went before the people and said, ‘HOW LONG WILL YOU WAVER BETWEEN TWO OPINIONS? (They were Caught between two options) If the Lord is God, FOLLOW HIM; but if Baal is God, follow him.’
But the people said nothing. (THEY WERE RELUCTANT TO DECIDE) 1 Kings 18:21
40 They would not listen, however, but persisted in their former practices. 41 Even while these people were worshipping the Lord, they were serving their idols. To this day their children and grandchildren (three generations trying to serve God and idols) continue to do as their ancestors did. 2 Kings 17:41
Israel were serving idols and worshipping God a bit on the side, but it didn’t work. Our God is a jealous God. Exodus 20:5; 34:14
The Lord Himself warns us that it’s NOT POSSIBLE TO SERVE TWO MASTERS;
24 ‘No one can serve two masters. Either you will hate the one and love the other, or you will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and Money. Matthew 6
The danger is that many believers think we can serve the Lord in some measure, but ‘still keep one foot in the world’. We’re only deceiving ourselves, the Lord said it cannot be done.
May God bless and keep you today.