Sanctification Through Trials

James encouraged his readers to “count it all joy…when you meet trials of various kinds” (Jam.1:2). He knew that trials were the anvil upon which our faith is sharpened. Trials draw us nearer to our Lord as we rely upon Him to sustain us. Why is it that we often take the path of least resistance in order to avoid trials? If we aspire to have a closer walk with God, we must accept our trials and persecution with Joy! It is for His glory that we endure and it is by His strength that we succeed.

As the trials come, don’t panic and turn your back on God. Instead cling all the more tighter to the promise of future grace. "He will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and death shall be no more, neither shall there be mourning nor crying nor pain anymore, for the former things have passed away."