How Can God Bless America?
James 4:7-10
1. Submit to God

to comply with the will of someone of higher rank
His Word must be the ultimate authority

2. Resist the Devil

We usually resist God and tolerate the Devil

3. Draw Near to God

genuine faith
coming to God in humble contrition and reverent worship

4. Cleanse Your Hands

Repent - put away your sin

5. Purify Your Hearts

receive the cleansing God offers

6. Lament

speaks of misery and affliction. It describes the heartache we should feel when we realize our own wretchedness as sinners
we don’t deserve divine blessing. It is the cry of the heart that knows it has offended the righteousness of God and has no hope apart from God’s mercy.

7. Mourn

speaks of the deep grief and remorse that comes with understanding how sinful we are and feeling our own responsibility for our guilt.

8. Weep

Weeping is the natural manifestation of true misery and mourning.
Our misery, our mourning, and our tears must flow from true sorrow over the fact of our sin, not a superficial regret over sin’s consequences.

9. Get Serious

when we contemplate our own sin, it ought to make us sorrowful, sober, and serious-minded.

10. Humble Yourselves

Will you do these steps?