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James 1. 2-4
My brethren, count it all joy when you fall into various trials, knowing that the testing of your faith produces patience. But let patience have its perfect work, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking nothing.

Many people don't understand these verses because they ask, how can you be joyful when you are facing trials and pressures. It's a very genuine question.

You see the word commands us to consider Jesus, who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross. The cross was not an easy thing.  For Jesus, it was a place of severe suffering and it was a place of seperation from the Father. But the Bible says he endured it joyfully. How can you endure such horrible events joyfully? He could endure it joyfully because his eyes was on the results produced by these trials. We look on things that are unseen, for the things that are seen are temporary but the things that are unseen are eternal. Jesus saw the joy of bringing many sons to glory and therefore He could endure the trials joyfully because he knew the results.

The testing of your faith produces or brings out patience and when you allow patience to do it's perfect work, meaning that you don't quit or give up on the word, the result is, you will be perfect and complete, lacking nothing. Trials come to make you perfect and complete so that you lack nothing. Without trials, pressure and persecutions, you can't mature. Hebrews says even Jesus was perfected by the things He suffered. Friend, next time when you face trials, be very happy and glad, for it's time for you to be complete and perfect so that you lack nothing. Don't you ever quit on God and His word. The best is yet to come. Jesus is Lord.