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Enjoying the Journey

The Joy of Testing

Enjoying the Journey

Scott Pauley

Christianity, Business, Religion & Spirituality:christianity, Non-profit, Religion & Spirituality

4.9819 Ratings

🗓️ 21 August 2024

⏱️ 10 minutes

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Summary

(James 1:2-4) How do you rejoice in the midst of difficulty? You go back to what you know for sure. We know that God is in control of difficulty and has a great cause for all things He permits onto our path.  (08201240821)  Join Scott Pauley's study through Scripture this year. Find resources for every book of the Bible by Dr. Pauley and Enjoying the Journey at enjoyingthejourney.org/journey-through-scripture/.Whether you're a new believer or have walked with the Lord for years, you'll find thousands of free devotionals, Bible studies, audio series, and Scripture tools designed to strengthen your faith, deepen your understanding of the Bible, and help you stay rooted in the Word of God. Explore now at EnjoyingTheJourney.org.Extend the Work Enjoying the Journey provides every resource for free worldwide. If you would like to help extend this Bible teaching, you may give at enjoyingthejourney.org/donations/

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0:00.0

In our world, there is so much sorrow, misery, and sadness.

0:12.6

We see indicators all around us that reveal to us that most people are looking for something,

0:18.2

anything, that can bring them true joy. In this study on joy,

0:23.5

Scott Pauley will take us to God's Word and help us discover the source of true, lasting joy.

0:30.0

And as we study the Bible together, we will find that God's joy is readily available to us

0:35.7

through His Son, the Lord Jesus Christ.

0:44.0

One of the very unique things about our study of the joy of the Lord in Scripture is that

0:49.2

very often the joy of the Lord is in the context of suffering, of difficulty. Now, that's not the way we think,

0:56.8

but that's the way the Lord works. We imagine that joy is found in good circumstances and happy

1:02.5

feelings, but joy is very often God's work in us in the midst of the most challenging

1:10.3

circumstances of life. And we all have them.

1:14.7

We turn our attention today to the joy of testing.

1:18.4

I don't know any students that really just love test, but test are going to come.

1:23.7

Everything God teaches, he test, and there are going to be trials and tribulations and lots of

1:29.9

temptations in life.

1:31.9

And I'm here to tell you, you can live in such a way that not only do you get through them,

1:36.7

not only do you just pass or just survive, but you actually can grow in the midst of those.

1:43.3

That instead of being something that is a wedge between you and the Lord,

1:46.3

they can be a prod that nudges you nearer and nearer to Christ all the time.

1:51.7

That's how you can rejoice in the testing.

1:54.8

We turn our attention today to the little book of James and the little book of First Peter.

2:00.4

Now they're back to back in your new

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