Your trials are designed just for you. Trials are a necessary part of our spiritual growth (James 1:2–4) and that there is a blessing reserved for those who respond rightly (James 1:12) and do not blame God when hard times comes (James 1:13–15).
#TutsyDailyScriptures
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1. Don’t be deceived, my beloved brothers (v. 16).
When hard times come, it’s easy to blame God for our problems. Like Adam in the Garden of Eden, we are experts at passing the buck. But remember that God is not on trial during our trials.
When hard times come, it’s easy to blame God for our problems. Like Adam in the Garden of Eden, we are experts at passing the buck. But remember that God is not on trial during our trials.
2. Beware of "misbelief"! We forget what it cost God to save us. For you know that it was not with perishable things that you were redeemed but with the precious blood of Christ. 1 Peter 1:18 -19.
There is no cure for “misbelief” except replacing falsehood with the truth.
There is no cure for “misbelief” except replacing falsehood with the truth.
3. Remember God’s Goodness. Every good gift & perfect gift is from above, & cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no change, neither shadow of turning. (v. 17).
Twice James warns us not to blame God for our problems. When we sin, we have only ourselves to blame.
Twice James warns us not to blame God for our problems. When we sin, we have only ourselves to blame.
4. Remember God’s Grace. “Of his own will he brought us forth by the word of truth, that we should be a kind of firstfruits of his creatures” (v. 18). As James thinks of the goodness of God, he naturally turns to an illustration his readers would understand.
5. In times of trouble, linger at the foot of the cross...
The Lord says to my Lord: “Sit at My right hand Until I make Your enemies a footstool for Your feet.” Psalm 110:1
The Lord says to my Lord: “Sit at My right hand Until I make Your enemies a footstool for Your feet.” Psalm 110:1
6. The trial will ultimately transforms you...
I have no magic formula to give you that will dispel your fears, clear away your confusion, and wipe away your tears. Hope is tough. You can't really halfway hope. Either you hope for something or you don't.
I have no magic formula to give you that will dispel your fears, clear away your confusion, and wipe away your tears. Hope is tough. You can't really halfway hope. Either you hope for something or you don't.
7. We are reminded over and over that some rain must fall. Sometimes it sprinkles, sometimes it pours, and sometimes the flood waters threaten to overwhelm us. If you ever get to the place where all your trials have vanished, sit back & relax. You’ve made it to heaven.
8. Between now and then, there are “dangers, toils and snares” ahead of us. No one is exempt from the troubles of this life. But the grace that has taken us this far will safely lead us home to God.
Shalom.
Shalom.
