James 1:2-4

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

PARAPHRASE
Be happy when you are face with a spiritually difficult situation or are tempted because it's an opportunity to increase your faith. FIght back so that your faith may increase. The act of fighting back, itself, needs to happen in order of ryou to gain a backbone, be disciplined, stand firm and be complete.


Emphasis
FACE- you face something means you see it and you're confronting it. You're not running away or have you back turned, you are fighting trying to overcome.

TRIALS-In court, trails are only for a certain amount of time and then the trial is over. So, go through the trial knowing that eventually it is going to end. Now a trial does come before judgement and there will be judgement, but hold on to the trust the at Jesus is your lawyer and He's THE BEST and your father loves you.

KINDS-they will differ win their type or variety. Not the same kind and from different angles to get you.

KNOW-be aware of the word, and the workings of the Lord.

TESTING-checking

FAITH-your flesh isn't being tested, your strength sin't being tested, it's your faith that is being tested.

MUST- it has to be tested or else you won't be complete. You can't be complete.

FINISH- there is an end. it will end.

APPLY IT
There are certain temptation that I've been rasied to believe are sins, but in this current society, it's becoming more accepted thus making it twice as hard for me to avoid the temptation from growing equalling it becoming harder not to entertain the sin and from sinning. And, sometimes I do give up and give in because I'm tired, confused and its a temptation to obviously I desire it (One is tempted by ones own desire and is lured and enticed by it James 1:14).

Prayer
Lord, help me to fight, knowing you are with me, knowing that the fight will end, knowing that I'm not in a fight for the sake of getting beaten up, but I'm in the fight so that I can develop faith, becoming mature and made complete.