"Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance. Let perseverance finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything." James 1:2-4 NIV
I know it can be hard to be joyful when you deal with a bunch of trials and tribulations. Sometimes things get me down...yet at other times, when I have things happen, I just have to laugh, chuckle, or hangout with people who help me laugh...It's not good to be away from everyone when one is dealing with a lot of hardship. People are surprised what I deal with on a daily basis because I laugh. I have learned to find things to laugh about.
"Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and
the God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in
any trouble with the comfort we ourselves receive from God." 2 Corinthians 1:3-4 NIV
Learn from what you deal with. If you have a lot of hardships, try to encourage other people
with what you have learned from all that you have gone through. and Remember to lean on
God through it all.
"In all this you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while you may have had
to suffer grief in all kinds of trials. These have come so that the proven
genuineness of your faith—of greater worth than gold, which perishes even though
refined by fire—may result in praise, glory and honor when Jesus Christ is revealed.
Though you have not seen him, you love him; and even though you do not see
him now, you believe in him and are filled with an inexpressible and glorious joy,
for you are receiving the end result of your faith, the salvation of your souls."
1 Peter 1:6-9 NIV
We grow from hardships. Our faith grows, wisdom grows, and we spiritually
mature. Remember to persevere, persevere, and better yet, persevere...
and be joyful.
the God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in
any trouble with the comfort we ourselves receive from God." 2 Corinthians 1:3-4 NIV
Learn from what you deal with. If you have a lot of hardships, try to encourage other people
with what you have learned from all that you have gone through. and Remember to lean on
God through it all.
"In all this you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while you may have had
to suffer grief in all kinds of trials. These have come so that the proven
genuineness of your faith—of greater worth than gold, which perishes even though
refined by fire—may result in praise, glory and honor when Jesus Christ is revealed.
Though you have not seen him, you love him; and even though you do not see
him now, you believe in him and are filled with an inexpressible and glorious joy,
for you are receiving the end result of your faith, the salvation of your souls."
1 Peter 1:6-9 NIV
We grow from hardships. Our faith grows, wisdom grows, and we spiritually
mature. Remember to persevere, persevere, and better yet, persevere...
and be joyful.
Thanks for the reminder of this great message.
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