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MEMORIZE
Plan A:
And let steadfastness have its full effect, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing.
James 1:4
Plan B:
for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness.
James 1:3
MEDITATE
Staying under a trial isn’t always optional. We often have no ability to alter our circumstances even if we want to.
But enduring a trial with cheerfulness is our choice (James 1:2). If we can maintain our joy in the Lord despite swirling situations around us, we will mature (James 1:4). (We’ll see this again in James 1:12.)
PRAY
Lord,
I want to meet my trials with steadfastness so I can be complete in you. You alone can make me whole. Help me keep this promise in the front of my mind this week.
QUESTION
Is there a trial you are having to remain under right now? Do you see maturation at the end of it all? Please share in the comments.
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I am…and I do see some maturing in the process. Reflecting on what the twelve tribes were having to endure in their trials helps me greatly. JOY is my word of focus for 2015 and I am seeing that the JOY comes not from the trial but IN the trial…IN HIM as He teaches and moves.
That’s helpful wording, Dianna—joy comes not FROM the trial but IN the trial. I’m so glad God is faithful in all of our circumstances, even before we’re aware of His presence. Thank you for sharing your insights.