Today on Summit Life with J.D. Greer.

James says it is only when you lean all your confidence onto him

that you're going to get any help from him. The only kind of faith that's going to get you

through a severe trial, the only kind of faith that's going to get you through a severe trial. The only kind of faith that's gonna get you over that vertex,

the only kind of faith that's gonna get heaven's help

is the faith that leans all of its weight on God.

Is that what you're doing? Welcome back to Summit Life with Pastor J.D. Greer.

As always, I'm your host Molly Bitovich and we are so glad that you're back with us today.

We're continuing the first part of a brand new teaching series through the book of James.

What I love about James is how it takes the lofty doctrines of the gospel and brings them down to

earth.

You can't read James without being confronted by God, while at the same time being given practical steps to obey and follow him deeper.

It steps on your toes at times, gets right to the heart of the issue but with a roadmap alongside.

Sounds like what we all need right.

Today we'll see how James instructs us to hold on to our hope

in God's goodness in the midst of life's troubles. Let's rejoin

Pastor J.D. where we left off yesterday in James Chapter 1.

James is going to give you three commands that you are to heed when you go through a trial.

Those commands are about prospective, patience, and prayer.

Here's number one, perspective.

Verse two, he tells us, count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds,

joy is not a feeling that overcomes you. Joy is a byproduct of believing the promises of God in the midst of great pain.

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