Joy. Most men don't start with joy. A few of you guys, you've got the gift of encouragement.

You wake up and you're in a good mood. Most men, true or false, wake up, not in the best mood.

And through the course of the day, you feel like you're a crash test dummy in a series of

head-on collisions with no seat belt

or airbag. Most men every day is just like, who's going to hit me, what's going to hit me,

what have I got to put up with, what do I got to endure? Most men don't start with joy.

And when the trial comes, it is very important for men to find some joy in it.

Is there anything that brings you joy?

Is there anyone that brings you joy?

Is there anything or anyone that you enjoy?

Count it all joy, my brothers.

This is why we're here together.

James and Jesus were literally brothers. We want you to be brothers. And sometimes you're

close with your family, but sometimes you're even closer with the guys that are in God's family.

And the reason that we're here is so that you can find your brothers for the battle.

These are guys that think like me. They love God. They believe the Bible. They're trying to

figure out what to do. I need to find my brothers because you're going to have your battles and you

have to have your brothers. That's why we're here. Count it all joy. My brothers, when you meet

trials of various kinds. There's all kinds of trials. Some of you, again, mental, physical, emotional,

spiritual, national, political, global, local, you've got other people that you know and love and

they're going through their trials and you're burdened in it with them and for them.

And it's just all kinds of trials and you get through one kind of trial and guess what?

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