The Trial Test

James 1:2 English Standard Version (ESV)

 

2 Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds,

God is more interested in your character than your comfort. 

1. Recognize what God is doing in your life. 

Satan is trying to ruin your potential.  

James 1:3 English Standard Version (ESV)

3 for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness.

2. Cooperate with God's growth process. 

James 1:4 New International Version (NIV)

4 Let perseverance finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything.

You determine the duration of your trial. 

3. Ask for God's viewpoint.  

James 1:5 New International Version (NIV)

5 If any of you lacks wisdom, you should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to you.

4. Stay in faith and do not panic.  

James 1:6-7 New International Version (NIV)

6 But when you ask, you must believe and not doubt, because the one who doubts is like a wave of the sea, blown and tossed by the wind.7 That person should not expect to receive anything from the Lord.

James 1:12 New International Version (NIV)

12 Blessed is the one who perseveres under trial because, having stood the test, that person will receive the crown of life that the Lord has promised to those who love him.

Faith and attitude are interchangeable.   

Temptation is really a test of your love for Jesus.  

Chris Hodges, Church of the Highlands