Faith in Trials
First15 Devotional
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🗓️ 9 June 2021
⏱️ 14 minutes
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Summary
Today we’re looking at a topic I think all of us can relate to: 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.
Our Scripture for today comes from James 1:2-4, and today's worship is Your Love Never Fails Me by First15 Worship feat. Ryan Hall.
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“Now what?” “How do I find and keep a daily connection with my Creator on my own?”
At First15, we know that meaningful worship isn’t just for Sunday. Every believer should be able to find a daily connection to God with fresh worship created specifically for their weekday.
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| 0:00.0 | Today we're looking at a topic I think all of us can relate to, how to have faith in the |
| 0:09.9 | midst of trials. All throughout Scripture, we see examples of God's people struggling with faith |
| 0:16.2 | in the midst of challenges. Doubt is something so natural, so human. |
| 0:21.8 | And the world teaches us that when things get tough, |
| 0:24.7 | we need to take this life into our own hands and sort it out. |
| 0:28.4 | But God has a better way for us, the way of faith. |
| 0:32.0 | May God empower us with Revelation today |
| 0:34.1 | that will bear the fruit of steadfast faith, |
| 0:36.8 | even in the midst of trials. Welcome to the |
| 0:40.0 | First of Teen podcast. Today's verses come from James 1, 2 through 4. |
| 1:01.0 | Scripture says, |
| 1:02.7 | Count it all joy, my brothers, |
| 1:04.8 | when you meet trials of various kinds. |
| 1:07.9 | For you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness, and let steadfastness |
| 1:14.3 | have its full effect that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing. |
| 1:22.8 | Trials and tribulations have the power to either keep us from abundant life or produce in us character |
| 1:29.2 | that sustains abundant life. The choice is up to us. Will our faith remain steadfast in the face |
| 1:36.7 | of trouble, or will we abandon the lifestyle of faith for one of the world? James 1 2 through 4 says, |
| 1:45.0 | count it all joy, my brothers, |
| 1:47.0 | when you meet trials of various kinds, |
| 1:50.0 | for you know that the testing of your faith |
| 1:53.0 | produces steadfastness, |
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