My hope is in the palms of my savior

“My Brethren, count it all JOY when you FALL into various TRIALS, knowing that the TESTING of your faith PRODUCES PATIENCE.”

How bold and empowering. James reminds us to count it all as joy. This means that you have to train yourself to view life as a test, a test from a sovereign God who reigns over all the earth. A test with your name written at the top, and God as the evaluator. Will God the creator of all the earth be proud of the answer you selected in many life’s problems? The beautiful thing is that you are never alone in this life test. God is there to tutor you through those difficult problems. You just have to raise your hand in prayer.  Just like any test there are a various trials. I want to be Christian who counts everything as a blessing. Inevitably the test of life will sometimes be hard, but I pray that in those trials I will cling to my savior more and more. It’s really a beautiful thing, when you surrender. When you surrender because you are broken, because you’re in pain and you need help, when you realize you cannot do it alone. It is through your trials God carries you, this is something to embrace.  Our trials are used to build endurance.  I grew up as a runner. I spent countless amounts of hours training. This meant running well over 25 miles a week. I trained to build strength. I trained to learn technique. Most of all I trained so I could endure.  God allows trials in our lives so that we too could build strength, so that we can learn and so that we can endure. As a Christian I’m running into my heavenly fathers arms. I’m fighting the good fight.  The lord is my strength, He is my refuge, and he is my safe place.  Love you Jesus.