Consider it all joy

When we are exhorted to consider it all joy when we face various trials, let's realize that it is not just a shift in our thinking that James is talking about. He wants to make us find out what God is doing through the trial so that we can finally rejoice. Trials are never joyous situations and will never become one by forcing ourselves to think it so. We so need to find out what this particular test of our faith is achieving so that we can truly thankful.

              James says we also learn endurance and even that is a tough word to understand. Endurance is not just sticking on somehow. Endurance is a positive word and has many benefits. It causes us to move further than before because we are building our spiritual muscles. It gives us confidence for greater challenges. And most of all, it removes the haziness and causes us to set our sights clearly. Our goal is ever clearer before us. We can fix our eyes on Jesus, our perfecter.