So not only are you to do the right thing, but you're to do it with the right attitude.

So do you now see what James means when he says, count it all joy?

He said, have a right attitude while you're going through the trials the way God tells you

to go through them, because that is what is going to produce perseverance.

What if I told you that Christian life would be harder if the Christian life were easier?

Hello and welcome to Destin for Victory, where we feature the preaching ministry of

Pastor Paul Shepard.

You know, if we never went through hard times, we'd really, if ever, experience any real

spiritual growth.

But God wants us to do more than lean on him when the going gets tough.

He wants us to have the right attitude the whole way through that valley,

because ultimately, God wants to develop the right mindset in us, not just the right behavior.

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Now, here's today's Destin for Victory Message, becoming an excellent steward of our trials.

Now, let's go to 2010.

The second, the remake of the karate kid.

This is a black kid.

He and his mama moved clear to China.

And his mama, Taraji P. Henson, moved her son, who was Jaden Smith, of the Will Smith family.

They go to China.

And he's very disrespectful to his mama in ways that a lot of kids can be, you know,

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