How to have faith in the midst of trials.

All throughout Scripture, we see examples of God's people struggling with faith in the midst of challenges.

Doubt is something so natural, so human, and the world teaches us that when things get tough,

we need to take this life into our own hands and sort it out.

But God has a better way for us, the way of faith.

May God empower us with Revelation today

that would bear the fruit of steadfast faith,

even in the midst of trials.

Welcome to the First 15 podcast.

The scripture for today comes from James, chapter 1, verses 2 through 4.

Scripture says,

Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds,

for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness.

And let steadfastness have its full effect that you may be perfect

and complete, lacking in nothing. Trials and tribulations have the power to either keep us from

abundant life or produce in us character that sustains abundant life.

The choice is up to us. Will our faith remain steadfast in the face of trouble? Or will we

abandon the lifestyle of faith for one of the world? James 1 verses 2 through 4 says,

Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds, for you know that

the testing of your faith produces steadfastness.

And let steadfastness have its full effect that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing.

Allow the phrase count at all joy to settle in for a second.

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