“Consider it nothing but joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you fall into various trials. Be assured that the testing of your faith [through experience] produces endurance [leading to spiritual maturity, and inner peace]..” (James 1:2-3). Notice what James does not say. He does not say count it some joy. He does not say rejoice when the trial is manageable, or when the loss is small, or when the diagnosis is treatable. He says count it all joy — the totality, the whole weight of it. Not a fraction carved off and handed to God while we keep the rest for Read More
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Come to the Garden
Come, let us enter this sacred space together. Picture yourself walking into a quiet garden where Jesus waits for you – perhaps like the Garden of Gethsemane, where He often went to pray, or the garden tomb where resurrection life broke forth. Scripture Foundation: “Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.” – Matthew 11:28-29 “Remain in Me, and I [will remain] in you. Just as no branch can Read More
Daily Affirmations: Joy in the Morning
Weeping endures for the night, but JOY comes each morning – Psalm 30:5