Are yous going through a hard time?
Consider these helpful principles from James 1:2-8:
1. Consider your lawsuit a joy – verse 2.
This seems impossible until nosotros focus on God's hope to role fifty-fifty our worst circumstances for our adept (Romans 8:28).
2. Perseverance (patience, endurance, steadfastness) tin alone last learned through challenging circumstances – verses 3-4.
We honey the slow parts of life, only nosotros require difficulties to create Christian grapheme as well as deepen our trust inwards God (Romans 5:3).
3. God wants to help. All nosotros convey to arrive at is inquire – poesy 5.
Everyone may forsake us, only non God (Deuteronomy 31:6).
4. We must never dubiety God’s wishing to assist – verses 6-8.
This is possibly the almost of import truth inwards this passage.(1)
Our hardships aren't wasted. They are business office of our spiritual growth, a means to attempt our trust inwards God as well as confirm His honey for us (James 1:12; 1 John 3:1-3).
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(1) See how Asaph encouraged himself when he felt abandoned yesteryear God:
Have I Served God inwards Vain?
From Pain to Praise
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