| Believer: | My life is hard. |
|---|---|
| James: | Think of that as a reason for pure joy. |
| Believer: | But I haven't told you what I am struggling with. |
| James: | You need to think of it as a reason for pure joy when you encounter all sorts of different trials. It doesn't matter the nature of the trial itself. |
| Believer: | Do you mean I am supposed to feel joyful when I am suffering? |
| James: | No, I said you need to think of it as a reason for joy. |
| Believer: | Why? |
| James: | Because of what you know. You know that the difficulty you are going through right now is testing how sure you are that God is for you. |
| Believer: | O.k. but why is that such a good thing? |
| James: | Because it is going to produce strength. As you go through this difficulty trusting God you are going to become a stronger person, and as you become stronger and stronger and stronger you are going to become more spiritually mature, I'll even say perfect, complete and lacking in nothing. |
