Reacting to a Trial (TMF:1875)

Friday, June 17, 2022
Peace to Live By: Reacting to a Trial (TMF:1875) - Daniel Litton
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       How does James say we are to react? What is our response? He says, “Count it all joy.” The higher we are on the thinking, inner-self scale, the greater our faith. On the low end, we have no faith. This is not only bad for us personally, as psychologically we are miserable, but it is also bad for us spiritually. Not only are we full of gross mental distortions and defeating emotions, but because we have no faith we have no power. We have no power to help ourselves and God’s power is non-existent in this state. We don’t believe. We don’t have any positive energy. God’s hands are tied. He can’t help us. When we are positive, we see the bright side of things. The presence of a trial is not an end-all. We know it can be navigated easily. We have some level of patience to endure, and we take positive action—if there is any action we need to take. We are confident within ourselves, and we are confident in God’s ability.