Welcome to 15 Minutes in the Word with New York Times best-selling author Joyce Meyer.

On today's program, Joyce will be teaching from her series, developing the character of God.

To grow spiritually is a process. We need to consistently read and study the Bible so the Lord can change us from the inside out.

Slowly but surely will become more like

Jesus and reflect his character in our lives. Now, here's Joyce with today's teaching.

You think you're a great man or woman of faith? Well, let's just find out. The Bible says our faith

will be tested. Test it.

Many things that you go through, there's no point in looking for a reason.

It's just a test.

Might as well pass it because in God's economy, you never fail.

You just get to keep taking the same test over and over and over.

They might as well pass it and get it over with.

James 1, 2, 3 4.

Consider it wholly joyful, my brethren,

whenever you are enveloped in or encounter trials of any sort

or fall into various temptations.

Be assured and understand that the trial and the proving of your faith bring out

endurance and steadfastness and patience. Well, I can tell you, it brought a lot of things out of me

before we ever got around to patience. How many of you know that trials can bring the ugliest

stuff out of you that you didn't even know was there.

Amen.

Back when I was first learning about faith and I thought your faith was just to get everything you wanted,

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