Consider It Pure Joy

Consider it pure joy, my brothers, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith develops perseverance.  Perseverance must finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything.
James 1:2-4

I once heard a pastor give these verses to a young couple as marriage counselling, then he laughed.   Sadly, he wasn't kidding even though he was laughing, nobody else was.  Maybe he was having major marriage and life problems.  I don't know, could married life be like this?  But the bottom line is life isn't easy for the majority of people.  And not only for married people.

The positive side of trials and testing if we allow ourselves to go through it is:

• joy
• perseverance
• maturity
• complete
• not lacking anything

You wouldn't believe what deep waters and fire I've had to walk through in my life and I'm sure if we talked I would be amazed at what you've been through.

Let's not stop now, we're so much closer to the finish line now than we were when we began this Christian walk.