COUNT IT ALL JOY!

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                                         COUNT IT ALL JOY

My brethren, count it all joy when you fall into various trials, knowing that the testing of your faith produces patience. But let patience have its perfect work, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking nothing.
—James 1:2–4

Think about a child in his mother’s womb, totally encased in loving-kindness. The mother is carrying her baby in a secret place, where the child is protected from the outer world.

Beloved one, that is how God loves you and me. I know it doesn’t always feel that way. Life can be difficult, even painful. When we face hardships and heartaches, the question becomes, If God cares so much, why does He not do something to take away these challenges?

Father allows His children to face difficulty because He uses the obstacles and hardships to bring us into maturity. When the Lord sent some type of satanic resistance in Paul’s pathway, he prayed, “Lord, remove this difficulty.” What was the Lord’s reply? “My grace is sufficient for you.”

In order to mature as sons and daughters of God, we must go through adversity. God doesn’t want us to stay infants. A baby’s love is based on an attachment because of receiving. But a mature person chooses to love not just for what they can get but for what they can give. Together, may we grow up in the Lord and fulfill His plans for our lives!

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