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A prayer for bad attitudes by Tracy Miles. Dear brothers and sisters,

when troubles of any kind come your way,

consider it an opportunity for great joy,

James 1, 2.

James wrote today's key verse during a time

where the Christians had allowed the frustrations

and annoyances of life to steal their optimism and joy.

But in their defense, these believers had a lot of serious and justifiable

reasons to have a bad attitude. They faced great persecution, unrelenting trials and sufferings from murder to imprisonment at the hand of

Saul who was zealous in his efforts to destroy the church and anyone associated with

Jesus. As a result, these Christians were juggling

an array of emotions, including fear, mourning, confusion, loneliness, and even hopelessness.

Some fled their homes and fear for their lives.

They lived in poverty, forced to scound for food to survive.

Some were sick and everyone was exhausted. They had

every right to be negative and pessimistic. I can only imagine as they sunk

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