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DAY FIVE: Why We Should Count It All Joy
Every trial is a gift from God. They come with invitations to get closer to God and to get more of Him.
Do you want more of God? I can guarantee one of the best ways to do this is by dignifying the trial He puts in your path.
I can tell you, the greatest trials I had during my twenty-five years at Westminster Chapel are what I now treasure. What I thought was the worst thing that ever happened to me I now honestly regard as the best thing that ever happened to me.
Even my folly works together for good—eventually. Yes, when I am foolish and bring suffering on myself, that too falls into God’s melting pot. He takes the bad and the ugly of our lives and turns them into a pattern for good.
James is telling us to consider the trial as all joy now . Don’t wait until later when it takes no faith to believe it. Get the maximum victory when you cannot remotely see how this trial could be a good thing. That is the time James wants us to impute joy to the trial, tragedy, hurt, or reversal.
Do you want more of God? I urge you to prove this by dignifying the trial now .
This devotional is based on R. T. Kendall’s book [ More of God: Seek the Benefactor, Not Just the Benefits ](https://www.amazon.com/More-God-Seek-Benefactor-Benefits/dp/1629995843/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1545237483&sr=1-1&keywords=more+of+god+kendall) .
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Do you want more OF God? Or more FROM God? In this 5-day devotional, renowned theologian and author R. T. Kendall challenges you to seek the Benefactor, not just the benefits. Learn to desire more of God, not for persona...
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