When we encounter trials, our natural, sinful tendency is often to become discouraged or even resentful toward God. Yet James exhorts us, “Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds, for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness.” He doesn’t say if you face trials, but when—trials are inevitable. How we respond to them will either deepen our faith or draw us into sin. The choice lies not in avoiding hardship, but in how we endure or persevere.
Trials do not create our faith rather they test and reveal it. In seasons of difficulty, they expose the depth of our trust in God. When we respond with genuine, wholehearted reliance on Him, trials can produce steadfastness and patience. But if we receive them with a bitter or resistant heart, they may instead breed discouragement and resentment.
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