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James chapter 1, verses 2 through 4.

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. Oh, what a

command in scripture to count it joy when you meet trials of various kinds. And even,

even that phrase, and you think about that phrase, trials of various kinds, I know that there

are people listening right now who are walking through trials of various kinds. I know that there are people listening right now who are walking through

trials of various kinds, of various degrees even. Some may feel relatively small. Others may feel

really heavy and really significant. And some may deal with things going on in your life. Others

may be with things in your family. Others may be with things in your family, others may be

with things in relationships, work, some may be trials you're walking through in the church,

so many different kinds and degrees of trials. And yet, the Bible says, count it all joy,

how is that possible when you walk through trials for you know,

verse three, that the testing of your faith, which it is, isn't it? When we walk through trials,

our faith is tested. We begin to ask more questions. We begin to wrestle with different truths.

We know from God's word, but we struggle sometimes to believe that God is good, that God is wise, that God is loving, that God is in control.

We have so many different questions and struggles in our faith, and there are days in the middle of trials, and some of you are there right now where faith is hard to come by.

But the testing

of your faith produces, verse three says, steadfastness. And steadfastness leads to a faith that is more

complete, that is more perfect, that is more sufficient, lacking in nothing. And so I just want to lead us to pray right now for people

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