Happy Trials To You

Excellence

Pleasure in the job puts perfection in the work.

Aristotle BC 384-322, Greek Philosopher


James 1:1-4
James, a bond-servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes who are dispersed abroad: Greetings. Consider it all joy, my brethren, when you encounter various trials, knowing that the testing of your faith produces endurance. And let endurance have its perfect result, so that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing. NASU

Are you happy in the Lord? It is a benefit that we need to survive in today’s world and one that will help us to accomplish the call to endure in our surroundings. James appeals to us to consider it “all” joy or to look at those things in our lives that test our endurance as opportunities to grow.

Notice too that he said various, and they come in all shapes, sizes and colors do they not. James asks us to let them have their full effect or to endure it and to dig deeper than we dug yesterday and find more strength not to succumb to the weaknesses of the flesh. Yes, we are covered with the perfectness of Christ, yet He still calls you and I to be transformed also daily into His image.

So let’s you and I endure, let’s dig deeper, climb higher and succeed where others fail in transforming themselves into what God desires for us to be. It isn’t easy, but we will reap the joy that comes when this flesh can no longer plunge us into its many despairing weaknesses and failures…God Bless.

Pastor William