JOY

This week’s reading:           James 1: 2-4


Consider it pure joy, my brothers, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith develops perseverance. Perseverance must finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything.

Let’s work this passage backwards:

- Maturity is a symptom of perseverance

- Trials a & testing grow perseverance

- JOY in all things is a sign of Christian maturity

- An acronym for JOY is: Jesus-Others-Yourself

- Work things in this order and we will find perseverance, maturity in Christ and JOY.

Prayer: Lord I rejoice in You. Thank you for growing me to Christian maturity, the mark of which is JOY in serving you. Amen.