From James 1:2-3: “My brothers and sisters, whenever you face various trials, consider it all joy, because you know that the testing of your faith produces endurance.”
Facing life’s trials
Any and all kinds
Counting as joy
Faith never resigns
Testing endurance
Burdens grow lighter
Blessing as joy
Hope growing brighter
Maturing in faith
Every doubt erased
Feeling as joy
Father’s grace embraced
Growing every day
Inner self renews
Holding as joy
Spirit standing true
Preparing our way
Eternity’s flame
Seeing as joy
Peace in Christ proclaims
From 2 Corinthians 4:16-18: “So we do not lose heart. Even though our outer nature is wasting away, our inner nature is being renewed day by day. For our slight, momentary affliction is producing for us an eternal weight of glory beyond all measure, because we look not at what can be seen but at what cannot be seen, for what can be seen is temporary, but what cannot be seen is eternal.”
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