Facing Adversity

 

 

Whoever said life gets easier must have been very young when they said it. Those who’ve lived a while know the opposite is true.

When you can lift more there’s more to lift. Learn to talk and you’re soon expected to make sense. Spend two or three decades living in your parents’ house and eating their food, and suddenly (because it's a new day) you’re face-to-face with a big new challenge. 

Here's what's true. If you handle today’s challenges correctly, your right responses will produce tremendous benefits in the days ahead. So face today’s adversity.

Climb the mountain ahead, not so you can be done with mountain climbing, but so today’s adversity can strengthen you for all the opportunities you’ll have in the days ahead.

 

James 1:2-4  -  Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance.  Let perseverance finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything.