#james 1:2

[andallshallbewell]

[wiirocku]

James 1:2 (NLT) - Dear brothers and sisters, when troubles of any kind come your way, consider it an opportunity for great joy.

[biblequotesdaily]

Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds,

James 1:2

Resist [the devil], standing firm in the faith, because you know that the family of believers throughout the world is undergoing the same kind of sufferings.

1 Peter 5:9

[mybeautifulchristianjourney]

Days of Heaven on Earth

by A.B. Simpson

Count it all joy — James 1:2

We do not always feel joyful, but we are to count it all joy. The word "reckon" is one of the key words of Scripture. It is the same word used about our death to self (Romans 6: 11). We do not feel dead. We are painfully conscious of something that would gladly return to life. But we are to treat ourselves as dead and neither fear nor obey the old nature. So we are to reckon the thing that comes as a blessing. We are determined to rejoice, to say, my heart is fixed, 0 God, my heart is fixed: I will sing and give praise (Psalm 57:7). This rejoicing by faith will soon become a habit and will bring continually the spirit of gladness and the spontaneous overflow of praise. Then, although the fig tree shall not blossom, neither shall fruit be in the vines; the labor of the olive shall fail, and the fields shall yield no meat; the flock shall be cut off from the fold, and there shall be no herd in the stalls: yet I will rejoice in the Lord, I will joy in the God of my salvation (Habakkuk 3:17). Peace, perfect peace, with sorrows surging 'round? On Jesus' bosom naught but calm is found. Peace, perfect peace, our future all unknown? Jesus we know, and He is on the throne.

[walkswithmyfather]

1. “Never let evil defeat you, but defeat evil with good.” Romans 12:21 (TPT)

2. “Even when bad things happen to the good and godly ones, the Lord will save them and not let them be defeated by what they face.” Psalm 34:19 (TPT)

3. “Through you I’m saved—rescued from every trouble. I’ve seen with my eyes the defeat of my enemies. I’ve triumphed over them all!” Psalm 54:7 (TPT)

4. “We have troubles all around us, but we are not defeated. We do not know what to do, but we do not give up the hope of living. We are persecuted, but God does not leave us. We are hurt sometimes, but we are not destroyed.” 2 Corinthians 4:8‭-‬9 (NCV)

Bad things happen to good people! No one, not even Jesus, had or will have a trouble-free time on Earth. Jesus warned us in John 16:33 that we will have troubles, but to “take heart, because He has overcome the world!” But God won't waste a moment of your troubles. He will use it all for teaching you, growing you, maturing you and bringing glory to Him at the same time as He rescues you. James 1:2 tells us to “count it all joy” when troubles come, because we'll learn perseverance and be stronger Christians; but seriously, how do you do that 24/7? There are times (like how things are in the world at the moment), where smiling and counting it all joy is just not that easy! That's why you need the strength that only Jesus can give! The Bible tells us that Jesus cried sometimes, so you can know that it's okay to cry when you need to. But Jesus was never defeated. He triumphed and ascended victoriously after everything was finished. Friend, now Jesus can give you the strength to get through anything undefeated. You can do anything when you have His strength, because Philippians 4:13 says so! As Maya Angelou says, “You may encounter many defeats, but you must not be defeated. In fact, it may be necessary to encounter the defeats, so you can know who you are, what you can rise from, how you can still come out of it!” At the end, with Jesus' help you'll know who you are in Him. And you'll be victorious! Amen! 🙌

[joyful-rose]

[g0ds-g1rl]

James 1:2

My brethren, count it all joy when you fall into various trials,

[wiirocku]

James 1:2 (GNT) - My friends, consider yourselves fortunate when all kinds of trials come your way,