{"id":14771,"date":"2017-11-10T00:01:55","date_gmt":"2017-11-10T08:01:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.doorposts.com\/blog\/?p=14771"},"modified":"2017-11-09T23:51:35","modified_gmt":"2017-11-10T07:51:35","slug":"thirty-days-in-james-1-day-10-endurance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.doorposts.com\/blog\/2017\/11\/10\/thirty-days-in-james-1-day-10-endurance\/","title":{"rendered":"Thirty Days in James 1, Day 10: Endurance"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Trials test our faith.<\/strong> Our response to them shows whether we actually believe and trust God, or if we only say<\/em> that we do. They help us see what we really believe.<\/p>\n

But God is not like one of those teachers who makes a test as difficult as possible to see how many people will fail it. He’s not giving us a test to see if we pass or fail. He’s allowing trials in our lives to help us mature.<\/strong> Trials give us the opportunity to grow in our faith as we see God prove Himself faithful over and over again, and as we learn to believe that He will keep being faithful.<\/p>\n

James 1:3 says that the testing of our faith\u00a0produces\u00a0<\/em>steadfastness or endurance. That’s why we can count it joy when we fall into trials. God is actually using all those hard times in our lives to help us grow.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Assignment: <\/strong>Pray, thanking God for the time you are about to spend in His Word, and asking for His guidance<\/span><\/p>\n