looking directly at trials and daring to spur his fellow believers with a challenge: “Meet the very worst that life presents you with joy.” 1:2 Consider it pure joy … whenever you face trials. NIV How can a person consider trials a reason for joy? This is a remarkable command—we are to choose to be joyful in situations where joy would naturally be our last response. When certain circumstances make us angry and we want to blame the Lord, James directs us to the healthier alternative—joy. When trials
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