The Trying Time

Keri's Korner

The Trying Time

A couple days ago, I read a quote that impacted my life in such a way, I thought I should share it with you. It read: "The trying time is not the time to quit trying." -Anonymous. Doesn't this have so much meaning? I guess to me it does, because every time I feel like quitting and giving up, what is that going to do? This trying time doesn't make me a "better person" spiritually, emotionally, or physically. It doesn't build me up, it just tears me down. Not only did I read this, but that morning I had read through my devotional passage, and what do I come across? James 1:2-4. What does the Bible say to quitting and when things get tough? What does God think is the right thing to do? Exactly what this anonymous quote says, only the Bible explains it more thoroughly. James 1:2-4 says: "Consider it pure joy, my brothers, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith develops perseverance. Perseverance must finish it's work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything."		*Will you quit trying when things get hard??*
		How awesome are the encouraging words of the Lord! Do not give up! Persevere it! Run towards your goal. Why give up? Why stop trying? Yes, things are going to get tough and hard. But that's all the more reason to keep going, to get past the toughness and the hardness of it all. Run towards the finish line of whatever it is you are facing. With God, ALL things are possible. Yes, we forget that at times, we all do at one point or another. God is our number one fan cheering us along the way, telling us we can keep going, trying to show us it's going to be OK. But maybe you're thinking: Pure joy in my trials? Why woud I have that? God gives you the answer in the next phrase: because whenever you face trials of many kinds, it tests your faith and helps you persevere it. Sooner or later, it will finish it's work and you will look back and you will be more spiritually and emotionally mature, and in God's eyes, not lacking anything.

When the world says "NO WAY!", I say "YAH-WEH!"