Count It All Joy
BY btyang ON 5. 14, 2009
CountItAllJoy
TODAY’SSCRIPTURE
"Dearbrothersandsisters,whentroublescomeyourway,consideritanopportunityforgreatjoy.Foryouknowthatwhenyourfaithistested,yourendurancehasachancetogrow.Soletitgrow,forwhenyourenduranceisfullydeveloped,youwillbeperfectandcomplete,needingnothing"(James1:2-4,NLT).
TODAY’SWORDfromJoelandVictoria
Whentroublescome,it´snotnaturaltogetexcitedaboutthem.Mostpeopledon´tsay,"Thankyou,Lord,forthisoverwhelmingchallenge."Youdon´tgotothemailboxandjoyfullyexclaim,"OhthankGod–anunexpectedbill!"Butnoticewhathappenswhenweremainjoyfulduringthedifficulttimes–itsetsusonacoursetomaturitysothatwecanreceiveeverythingGodhasforus.
Rememberthatthekeytogrowingishowyouhandleadversity.Ifyoucomplain,youwillremain.Ifyougetnegativeandsouronlife,youwon´tpassthetest.Promotionisavailable,butifyoudon´tcountitalljoy,youmissout.ThegoodnewsisthatGodwillgiveyouanotheropportunity.Hecanstillgetyoutowhereyouneedtobe.Whensomebodyoffendsyou,youhavetodecidethatyouaren´tgoingtobeupset.Whenthingsaren´tgoingyourway,insteadofcomplaining,thanktheLordforanopportunitytogrow.CountitalljoysothatyoucanbeallGodhascalledyoutobe!
APRAYERFORTODAY
Fatherinheaven,thankYousomuchfortheworkYouaredoinginmylife.EvenwhenIdon´tunderstandwhat´sgoingon,Ichoosetotrustyou.IchoosetocountitalljoyknowingYouhaveagoodplanforme.InJesus´Name.Amen.
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