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Benefiting From Life’s Trials

My brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into divers temptations; Knowing this, that the trying of your faith worketh patience. - James 1:2-3

The path of life is not an easy path to walk.  Life is filled with all kinds of trials and temptations.  You have probably heard the saying, “when life gives you a lemon, make lemonade!”  Throughout the Bible there are people who have turned:
Defeat into victory
Trial into triumph

They were, Victors instead of victims – temptation on the outside.  Do you want to turn your trials into triumphs?  Then we must obey four imperatives:
count    (1:2)         -a joyful attitude
know    (1:3)         -an understanding mind
let         (1:4, 9-11) -a surrendered will
ask       (1:5-8)      -a heart that wants to believe

Jesus warned His disciples “In the world you will have tribulation; but be of good cheer, I have overcome the world.” 

Paul told his converts that “we must through many tribulations enter the kingdom of God.”

Peter emphasized this in his first letter “Beloved, do not think it strange concerning the fiery trial which is to try you, as though some strange thing happened to you; 

God allows temptations and trials for a purpose: To make us stronger and much more pure and righteous

Earthly wisdom would consider trials great pain, great sadness, great depression, or great discouragement. Earthly wisdom says avoid trial and don’t consider them joy because other people don’t have the trials you do

But we all, with unveiled face, beholding as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from glory to glory, just as by the Spirit of the Lord. 
For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, is working for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory.

So no matter what you’re going through, believe that something good is coming out of it. Start seeing trials as a stepping stone to a glorious level.

Without trials and tribulations, we will never appreciates the glorious victories of Life.
Beloved, everything will work out for your good no matter what comes your way.

It’s another wonderful Tuesday; Good Morning and God bless your day.


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