[Music] here's today's InTouch devotion today's scripture reading is James chapter 1 verses 2- 12 consider it all joy my brethren when you encounter various trials knowing that the testing of your faith produces endurance and let endurance have its perfect result so that you may be perfect and complete lacking in nothing but if any of you lacks wisdom let him ask of God who gives to all generously and without reproach and it will be given to him but he must ask in faith without any doubting for the one who doubts is like the surf of the
sea driven and tossed by the wind for that man ought not to expect that he will receive anything from the Lord being a double-minded man unstable in all his ways but the brother of humble circumstances is to glory in his high position and and the rich man is to glory in his humiliation because like flowering grass he will pass away for the sun rises with a scorching wind and Withers the grass and its flower falls off and the beauty of its appearance is destroyed so too the rich man in the midst of his Pursuits will
fade away blessed is a man who perseveres under trial for once he has been approved he will receive the Crown of Life which the Lord has promised to those who love him when difficult times come into your life what's your response it may seem tempting to look for a way out of the discomfort but that's not the attitude God desires from us he wants those of us who are believers his children to press on and trust him even though that may not end the Affliction this may come as a shock to many new Believers they're
often surprised when a hardship appears however it's a misconception to expect an easy life once we trust God's son as Savior in fact the Lord Jesus himself said that the world will give us great trouble in James 1:2 we're instructed to consider our struggles as a source of all joy this makes sense only when we see our difficulties through God's eyes as opportunities for growth when we Face trials with wisdom from the Holy Spirit and endure them with Godly perseverance we'll find blessings we never thought possible do you want the spiritual victory of persevering through
difficulties then press on through the hardship and discover what lies just beyond the trial at the end of all our Earthly struggles we will see God and receive our reward the Crown of Life and this glorious end result is so much more than a mere object it is eternal perfect and imperishable am
