Trials

"Consider it a great joy, my brothers and my sisters, whenever you experience various trials 3 Because you know that the testing of your faith produces endurance."    

                                                                                          James 1:2-5   CSB 

Let us dig a little deeper into these verses to gain more understanding. 'Trials', are divinely ordained difficulties that God can choose to put us through. He does this so that we can learn and become more mature. He is our coach and, coach's put sports people through the mill in order for them to become better players. God wants the same result from us and will stop at nothing to perform this.

Note in verse 2 that, James writes the word, 'whenever'. He didn't say, 'if' because He was more certain that the trial would happen rather than not at all. God sends trials our way - physical, emotional, relational and financial. He expects us to be joyful while we go through them because this makes us more like Jesus by handling and overcoming the trials.

There are many examples in the bible, of people going through trials; Jesus was most definitely one as He went through so many ordeals. God sometimes, may go to extremities to make us willing. Check out Jonah for one. He chose not to obey God and evangelise Nineveh. Instead, he caught a ship going the opposite way and this was caught in a major storm, where Jonah was thrown overboard with charges that he was a jinx. He then ended up being swallowed by a whale. We cannot out manoeuvre God, so don't try.

God wants us to endure the trials having a great sense of joy about us.Remember, joy is our strength (Nehemiah 8:10). A hearty time of laughter can be so rewarding to us when things are not so good. It is the main ingredient required in trials - joy and laughter promote peace and happiness.

Think about this, If there appears to be no route through the trial, then praise God and allow the joy to begin. Learn to laugh at yourself through all of the negativity and, before too long, you will have come through the trial. The test will be completed and you will be rewarded.

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