Joy Journey... 2 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 What?! I know what you're thinking...this is crazy right! Joy, when you lose your job. Joy, when your child is sick. Joy, when the roof leaks or the car wont start. Joy, when your world falls apart! But bare with me for a minute, I think theres more to it. Consider it pure Joy. PURE JOY when you face trials. God and I have had late night conversations over this verse many, many times. Was it pure joy when my heart was broken? Did I feel pure joy when my family was torn apart? No. Because at that time I was following feelings not faith. Feelings & emotions that aren't stemmed from faith, are momentary and can be deceitful. How often have I said "God I don't FEEL you here"! No place in God's Word does He say have faith and follow your feelings...trust me, I've looked :) Its not there! Our Father tells us to live by faith, believe in Him & His word, which is all truth and inspired by Him. So back to Pure Joy. Lets consider Joy as being a choice you make every day. Every morning, as I drop my sweet kidos off at school, I tell them "good attitudes make good days!" How often do I need to be told that in my trials of each day? So for today, I choose to be joyful and happy(even in my trials) because I KNOW God's Word is truth. And if His Word says consider it PURE Joy when the trials come, because I'm grooming and growing you in the Fruits of the Spirit ....then thats something to get excited about!
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