"Count it all joy, my brothers when you are faced with trials of various kinds." James 1:3 This verse is so necessary to a Christian's world view. This world will throw the most horrible and crazy things at you. They will obscure your path, cause heartache, prevent happiness, but there is not a loss of hope. As Christians we are called to find Joy in everything. Now, joy is not happiness. These are two different things. To be happy is to be pleased or glad, perhaps to be enjoying yourself. To be joyful is to be filled with the spirit and to rejoice in all matters. You may not be happy that you have to do something (I know that there are many things I am not exactly pleased about doing) but you can be joyful while doing them. This is the key!
Let's break this verse down...
-Count it all Joy,- You can, and are called to, find joy in all things.
-My brothers- That's us. Christians.
-When you are faced with trials- When the world throws chaos into your life
-Of various kinds.- Expect anything. Jesus is perfect, however this world is not.
It is easy to be joyful when you know that Jesus Christ, the savior of the world, died for you. How can you not rejoice?
~Sophia Waters
