AI OVERVIEW: Facing trials invites growth toward maturity and wholeness, for the testing of faith produces perseverance, and perseverance, when finished, makes you mature and complete, not lacking anything. Godly wisdom is essential in trials; asking God for wisdom, and choosing faith over doubt, keeps you from being double-minded and unstable, opening the possibility of receiving the crown of life for those who love Him. Four concrete requirements to overcome trials are: E+R=O—events plus your response determine outcomes; discern between focusing and fleeing when doubt or temptation arises (as in the golden calf and gazelle illustrations); relentlessly play it out to choose growth over destruction; and continually ask God for help, trusting that every good gift comes from above.
YOUTUBE DESCRIPTION: Our lives preach long before our words ever do. How we speak, handle conflict, care for the poor and endure trials is everyday faith. Join us as we explore what the book of James says about living an integrated life–where what we believe about Jesus shows up in our calendars, our...
