Count It All Joy!!!

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My brothers and sisters, count it all joy when you fall into various trials, knowing the testing of your faith produced patience. James 1;2-3

We should be thankful and should be joyful and not begrudge different trials we go through in our Christian walk, and definitely not hold a grudge against GOD..  The saying is all but true...we should get better and not get bitter. Its so easy for a root of bitterness to spring forth when we are going through various tribulations. It is not the time to get whiny and let bitterness take its full effect blaming GOD!!!  

The testing of our faith not only produces patience but it always draws us closer to GOD thus giving him the glory for bringing us through those trials.  

Job is the perfect example...He lost everything. He didn't get bitter and hold a grudge!!! Let's take a good lesson...He set in the ashes of his life that He once had. I am sure he mourned what He lost, but yet His witness and devotion was still true to Jehovah GOD as HIs GOD doubled his portion!!!! See, sometimes GOD'S sovereignty trumps calamity!!! Think about that!!!

In these last days, satan has gotten the permission to sift us as wheat.  Wow...."I can just hear satan say what about your servant Richard?" What the enemy did not realize is that Richard would trust GOD even more and His faith would grow leaps and bounds as he got better and better!!! Talk about deliverance from mental illness. I have a book you may need to read!!!

But in the end, we will strengthen our brothers and sisters with our testimony of great grace in greater faith, with patience doing its perfect work!!!  We will be not only trophies of grace, but will display a message of faith for the generations to come. 

And finally, seriously I want to say that it does not seem joyful to go through various trials. What does it mean to count it all joy? No, a test is not joyful...a trial or a tribulation can cause numerous stressers in our life, but as we let go and let GOD take control.. something happens as we learn to lean on Jesus and learn to serve HIM!!! 

Remember this...every test you go through brings a testimony!!!   If and when we pass the test, we not only have spiritual growth, GOD can use you in a greater measure in a higher level than you were once were!!!  We should be getting joyful now.  "There is your breakthough!!!"

Thank you Jesus!!!  Praise your holy name!!! Now is the time to advance in the Kingdom of God and possess the land GOD has given us!!!


Marantha,

Richard T Hicks

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