"My brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into divers temptations;
Knowing this, that the trying of your faith worketh patience.
But let patience have her perfect work, that ye may be perfect and entire, wanting nothing."
James 1:2-4
I like the idea here that God's plan encompasses everything. I mean, joy because of temptations sounds like the wrong response, but the underlying idea here is that we're learning patience, and patience teaches us to be whole.
And wow, that idea that patience makes you whole is a huge idea. ... So many things in life would be better with a little added patience, right? We cause ourselves stress and anxiety all the time with impatience, and get into trouble and lose our cool and give up too soon, and so many things. And it makes sense that we're impatient because we haven't learned to be okay with waiting, or to be present in the moment. We don't trust the future, and like a little kid we want everything now, now, now! :)
Today, let's try to have a little bit more joy when God sends us a trial or temptation, and let's focus on learning some patience. ... Very hard thing to learn sometimes, I know, but let's accept God's recommendation here and let patience have her perfect work. I feel like if we give the idea a chance that we're going see some vast improvements in our lives even before we get all the way to the "perfect and entire, wanting nothing" stage. :)
Knowing this, that the trying of your faith worketh patience.
But let patience have her perfect work, that ye may be perfect and entire, wanting nothing."
James 1:2-4
I like the idea here that God's plan encompasses everything. I mean, joy because of temptations sounds like the wrong response, but the underlying idea here is that we're learning patience, and patience teaches us to be whole.
And wow, that idea that patience makes you whole is a huge idea. ... So many things in life would be better with a little added patience, right? We cause ourselves stress and anxiety all the time with impatience, and get into trouble and lose our cool and give up too soon, and so many things. And it makes sense that we're impatient because we haven't learned to be okay with waiting, or to be present in the moment. We don't trust the future, and like a little kid we want everything now, now, now! :)
Today, let's try to have a little bit more joy when God sends us a trial or temptation, and let's focus on learning some patience. ... Very hard thing to learn sometimes, I know, but let's accept God's recommendation here and let patience have her perfect work. I feel like if we give the idea a chance that we're going see some vast improvements in our lives even before we get all the way to the "perfect and entire, wanting nothing" stage. :)
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