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Many years ago, the Flying Wallendas were performing with the Circus and were quite a attraction wherever they performed their high wire act. In one city in which they performed, the local weather reporter asked the patriarch, Karl Wallenda, &quot;May I give the weather report on the high wire?&quot; Karl agreed.<br><br>The big moment came; the reporter stepped out, balanced, and gave a quick weather forecast. In an instant, the commercial break came and the reporter asked, &quot;Mr. Wallenda! How do I step back, right foot or left foot?&quot; In his haste to make high viewer ratings rather than be safe, the reporter was completely unaware of his new difficulty. Karl Wallenda said, &quot;Son, you can&#39;t back up&mdash;you have to step forward.&quot; The nervous reporter said, &quot;Mr. Wallenda, I can&#39;t do that; I have never walked the high wire, beside I am one step back from where I started.&quot; Wallenda said, &quot;You&#39;ve got thirty-three steps in front of you and it is safer to take thirty-three steps forward than one step back. Don&#39;t be afraid, I&#39;ll be right behind you.&quot;<br><br>The principle is true if you are going to live life on the level. Don&#39;t be afraid&mdash;and step forward. The Epistle of James teaches us about balance so we may walk forward with Jesus, no matter where He guides you. This book, and its study of James, will help you keep your balance as you walk across the high wire of the Christian life. Remember, it is easier to keep your balance walking forward rather than stepping backward. Can&#39;t you hear Christ whispering in your ear words of encouragement? Take another step and trust Him as you live Life on the Level.

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From the Tea Party to the Occupy Movement to the Arab Spring, we live in a day where economic failure, rage and tragedy are common place. How do we survive all of this chaos and confusion? How do we find a real relationship with God when we live in a frantic, high paced, topsy-turvy world? Psalm 46 describes a time that is amazingly similar to our own time. The Psalm was written during a time of catastrophes. He describes earthquakes, landslides, floods, economic failure, kingdoms collapsing, and the people raging. It is during these times that we have the greatest opportunities to know God. This is when we need Him the most and when most are too busy to take the time. God comes to us and says, &quot;Don&#39;t fear, have faith&quot;? He doesn&#39;t remove these problems from our lives. He doesn&#39;t wave a magic wand to eliminate all the chaos and catastrophes from your life. God does, however, give you a coping mechanism. It is called faith. There are eleven verses in Psalm 46. In ten of these verses the psalmist is speaking about God; in only one verse is God speaking to the psalmist. The psalmist spends a lot of time crying to God about the problems of his life and in the world around him. This is something we are all familiar with. We do the same thing. What we need to see is what God said to the psalmist – and to us!

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