TESTING OF YOUR FAITH
James 1:2-4
English Standard Version (ESV)
2 Count it all joy, my brothers,[a] when you meet trials of various kinds,3 for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness. 4 And let steadfastness have its full effect, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing.
1:4 The Peace of Patience. BIBLICAL MANHOOD. Trusting God in the face of adversity challenges our faith while we wait for His answer. It is human nature to respond to crises based upon the information at hand.
Yet our Lord teaches us that it is in our patience that we possess our souls (Luke 21:19). In other words, as we stand firm in the quietness of our hears during the stressful conditions of life and wait for God’s timing we then lay hold of true peace.
Our Lord, in the face of overwhelming circumstances, endured His real-life trial, so greatly trusting His Father’s wisdom and promise that He did not even attempt to avoid His trouble (Heb.12:1-3). Trusting God in troublesome times is another way we live our Christ’s example of biblical manhood (2 Tim. 2:3).
In Christ,
Playwright Janet Irene Thomas
Founder/CEO
Bible Stories Theatre of
Fine & Performing Arts
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