IS YOUR FAITH UNDER TRIAL?

{James 1:2-4-: Consider it nothing but joy, my [a]brothers and sisters, whenever you fall into various trials.

3 Be assured that the testing of your faith [through experience] produces endurance [leading to spiritual maturity, and inner peace].

4 And let endurance have its perfect result and do a thorough work, so that you may be perfect and completely developed [in your faith], lacking in nothing.}

# The journey of life is full of ups and downs.

# In your life, you may have two seasons running concurrently. Summer and winter all at the same time.

# Sadness and joy, both happening at the same time.

# On one hand, you may be celebrating the birth of a newborn, and on the other hand, mourning the death of a loved one.

# Our expectations and desires may sometimes be dashed to the cubs of life.

# Prayers that seem to go unanswered and prophecy that is yet to happen or did not come to pass at all. Hmmm, the mystery of life.

# When Sudden and unexpected tragedy just shows up uninvited, in the life of a good and upright person what do you do?

# When the good son or daughter suddenly changed into something else. What do you do?

# When the marriage suddenly ends in divorce. What do you do?

# When the loved one suddenly dies. What do you do?

# We may be faced with disappointment, upon disappointment.

# When our best efforts and best foot forward do not yield the desired results. What do we do?

# When we have prayed, fasted and claimed all the promises and things still went south. What do we do?

# All and every negative happening in our lives is not because we are bad people, nor are things going wrong because we made some bad choices.

# That Things didn't go well with you is not because you are not prayerful, or because you are not spiritual enough.

# Your prayers were not answered because you lacked faith.

# And your prayers were not answered, and not because you are a sinner, nor was it because God does not care or love you.

# In fact, all your prayers were answered, but just not the way you wanted or expected God to answer you.

# When bad things happen to good people, it is not because God refused to answer your prayers; sometimes it is the unexplainable mystery of life just at play in your life. Stay encouraged

# I know the pain is much, I know the burden of grief on you is heavy. But in spite of your pain and grief.

# I want to encourage you to look around you and whiten you, and you will still see God working even in the midst of the pain and darkness around you.

# If you can let go of your bitterness and anger against God, you will see that even in your present state, the Lord is weaving the broken pieces of your life, into a beautiful tapestry of grace and glory.

# If you refuse to hold on to bitterness and emotional anger. You'll see that amid your pain, God is moulding a beautiful and gracious character in you.

# If you let go of bitterness and anger against God, amid your grief. You will see that out of your pain, God is producing in you a deep passion and love for the world around you.

# If you let go of your bitterness and anger against God, amid your grief and pain. You will begin to love and appreciate the truth and beauty of eternity more.

# If you let go of your bitterness and anger against God, then you can begin to look forward to that eternal reconciliation between you and your loved ones, with hope.

# If you let go of your bitterness and anger against God. Then you will begin to look forward to the crown of life that the Lord has promised to all those who love Him.

# If you must grieve, my brother, my sister. And grief you will. Grief with hope

# If you must cry, cry with hope

# If you must be angry, be angry with hope.

{James 1:12-: Blessed [happy, spiritually prosperous, favored by God] is the man who is steadfast under trial and perseveres when tempted; for when he has passed the test and been approved, he will receive the [victor’s] crown of life which the Lord has promised to those who love Him.}

# Let's keep encouraging one another in hope. For it shall be well still.

Ochegba & I speak LIFE

AND IT SHALL BE WELL STILL!!