Scripture:
“You know you learn to endure by having your faith tested. But you must learn to endure everything, so you will be completely mature and not lacking in anything.” James 1:3-4 CEV
Observation:
James says here that we need to learn to endure by having our faith tested. When our faith isn’t tested, we are not learning to endure. He completes his thought by saying we become completely mature by learning to endure everything.
Application:
Enduring something implies that the something you are enduring is not fun or easy. Endurance is going through things that last too long. In this case, it is having our faith tested over the long time and in difficult situations. Sometimes we teach faith like the way out of suffering, sometimes faith is the way THROUGH suffering. You can’t learn endurance without becoming like Christ, who endured the cross for our sakes.
Prayer:
Father, let me have a good perspective of endurance. Help me to live life well and be faithful in good times and in bad times. Teach me to walk the faith walk with endurance and therefore become more mature every day. Strengthen my faith when endurance is needed.
Your Forever,
Jeff
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