James 1:2-9 (NKJV) 2 My brethren, count it all joy when you fall into various trials, 3 knowing that the testing of your faith produces patience. 4 But let patience have its perfect work, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking nothing.
Life can be harsh at times. Sometimes the things we go through are a direct result of choices we have made in the past. But other times we get dealt things that we just plain don’t understand.
Nobody likes trials and tough times. They stretch us and can be very painful, to say the least.
When things are tough, we get to see what we’re made of. We get to see if our faith is as strong as we think it is.
It can be pretty hard sometimes to count suffering as joy. It’s usually much easier to complain and ask why.
But we know from our own personal experiences, that even though we don’t like trials, they do cause us to change. And if we keep our eyes on God, and our faith in Him, those changes are for the better.
No, we don’t always have answers for the things we go through. But we know that somehow, and in some way, we will grow from them and God can use us later on to help others who might be going through something similar.
Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie
Seven Seas Ministries
P.O. Box 272
Bradford, RI 02808
401-315-0902
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