Free Reading Plans and Devotionals related to James 1:12

This reading plan includes five daily devotions based on Kathie Lee Gifford’s book It’s Never Too Late: Make the Next Act of Your Life the Best Act of Your Life. This study will inspire you to pursue what really matters in life. God placed His dreams in your heart for a reason, so you might just discover that the best is yet to come. http://www.kathieleegifford.com/itsnevertoolate/

Life in this world is filled with trials. You may be in the middle of one right now and asking, “Why?” or even, “How am I going to survive this?” The book of James has answers! In this five-day reading plan, Chip Ingram shares how you can experience God’s joy in the midst of hard times by mastering the A.R.T. of Survival.

God created us in His image — even when we make mistakes, He still loves us. In this five-day devotional, we’ll talk about how our choices can lead to godly character — having honesty, trust, and integrity. We will explore Bible stories and listen to clips from the eKidz family podcast, “Adventures Of The StarKeepers,” to help us apply these lessons to our lives.

We all have made choices and decisions that have caused obstacles in our lives and prevented us from being authentic, from trusting others and moving forward. True Freedom is all about identifying those obstacles – possibly an addiction, a destructive pattern or habit – and finding hope and receiving healing. Discover the five choices that can lead you to true freedom, a life of transparency, free from fear and regrets.

When you love someone addicted to drugs or alcohol you feel all alone, you blame yourself, and you lose all hope. This Bible plan will help guide you through the storm of your loved ones' addiction to find hope and healing. (Plan written and developed by Amy LaRue, Finding Hope Coordinator for Hope Is Alive.)

Have you ever felt disappointed about the outcome of something that you believed was God’s will? Did you wonder if you perhaps did not understand Him correctly? In this Plan, we will explore how to keep on trusting God when things seem to go wrong. “The Lord directs our steps, so why try to understand everything along the way?” (Proverbs 20:24, NLT).

When you find yourself in the wait, don't despair! Though sometimes it is hard to understand God's timing, he always has a purpose for the delay. This five-day plan will encourage you as you work on the four keys to surviving your season of waiting. With God's help, when we praise, prepare, plant, and persist, the wait goes from obstacle to opportunity.

This video plan looks at temptation and our battle against it.

Pastor Chuck Swindoll explores James 1:2–12 to help you understand, navigate, and even move beyond the troubles in your life. Troubles aren’t random or meaningless. They are, in fact, trials—faith tests and faith invitations—for increasing our trust in the Lord. Behind them all stands a sovereign, ever-present, compassionate Heavenly Father who is purposeful in all He does and everything He allows.

Written by Jesus’ brother, the book of James is a practical guide to living a Christ-centered life. James encourages his readers to remain steadfast in a trial, tame the tongue, and humble themselves before the Lord. The practicality of the letter reminds us that true faith is seen in a life marked by faithful works.