Trials

This weekend I was listening to the sermon online. The reference was from the book of James chapter 1 verses one through eight he said that these eight verses can be marked by our tears through our trials. That through our pain God can build our character.

Trials can be very difficult and we can struggle greatly through them but the thing of it is is that through these challenges we can have growth. Not all the time will that occur but in time when you leave to God to work, we will grow. That is such a difficult concept to think about how to have growth your pain. I suppose that gives new meaning no pain no gain but do really ever want to deal with having pain in our lives? There are times in my life when I have dealt with pain both physical and emotional and I certainly haven't liked it. Definitely never looked forward to it even though I know that it's for my own good in some places. So many times though it makes the struggle even harder when we don't have answers. Why is this happening to me? I don't always know. That makes it all the more difficult to have no answers. The thing that I have to remind myself is this, God has the answers. He doesn't always give them to us and the time that we want. But his timing is always perfect and we just have to have faith and trust in that. I am not saying that this is an easy task. Sometimes we can wait years and years to have answers to questions that we have maybe even forgotten that we had asked in the first place. But that's just it we have to do is ask. If we do not ask then we will never learn and grow in our knowledge. I think that's why were here on earth sometimes, it so that we can learn certain things. If not well again that is an answer to a question I don't have, wait, you know what I mean.

Right now I see loved ones struggling with uncertainties in their life. Dealing with deep emotions that are rocking the very foundations. But to build a strong building you must always have a cornerstone and in our life our cornerstone is to be Jesus. When you have a young faith that is something that is difficult to hold onto. But I was reminded myself that faith the very size of a mustard seed can move mountains. That is so small and that is all He has asked of us to have just that much faith. He could demand us to have so much more but he doesn't. Just the size of a mustard seed is all that he asks and great changes can happen. Scripture says it will move mountains and sometimes I think we are own mountains that stand in the way of ourselves. And those mountains can be very large, but He can move them no matter the size. Never experiencing this the concept can feel so foreign. I am thankful for those trials I have had, because it showed me just what he can do and has done in my life. I pray that he can show you as well.