Devotion:
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Read James 1:2-4 .
Our Faith Will Be Tested
Trials are not optional in the Christian life—they are expected. James doesn’t say if you face trials but when. Every believer will go through challenges, hardships, and seasons of struggle. These moments stretch us, refine us, and reveal what’s really in our hearts. And though they can be painful, they serve a holy purpose.
Learning from Trials
James challenges us to take a surprising approach: consider trials pure joy. Not because the pain feels good, but because of what God is doing through it. Trials test our faith, revealing whether we really trust God when things aren’t going our way. Each test is an opportunity to depend on Him more deeply and to grow in spiritual maturity.
Growing in Our Faith
When we let perseverance do its full work, we begin to grow stronger, more complete in our faith. God uses trials to shape us into people who are steady, patient, and spiritually wise—people who reflect the character of Christ. Growth doesn’t come by avoiding trouble, but by walking faithfully through it, hand-in-hand with God.
Lord, help me to trust You in every trial. Teach me to see hardship not as a sign of Your absence but as an opportunity to grow in faith. Shape me into someone who reflects Your strength, wisdom, and love—even in the middle of life’s tests. Amen.
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