In James 1:2-4 James opens his letter talking about finding joy in our trials. One of the big thing that sticks out to me is that it does not say that "If trouble comes..." but "When trouble comes...". I have seen that the "real world" is full of stress and trouble and people are pissed off about it.
Bottom Line:There will always be troubles in our life, period.
We all know that we do not live in an Utopian society, that is obvious. But when crap hits the fan in our lives we get really pissed about it. We say "This is not fair!", "I don't deserve this!" I say, "Who said life should be fair?" We miss that James tells us to consider our trouble a chance for joy. When our faith is rocked it is an opportunity for endurance and greater joy to be born.
How do we look at trials in our life?
Do we see them as something to complain about?
Or an opportunity to draw closer to God?
Don't miss the opportunity!
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Yep. Missing the point is missing the blessing, because the point of problems is God's work in our lives. Good post, Boblito.
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