Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds James 1:2
Last week in Sunday School we had a small class of 3 women and we were able to share our struggles in daily living. Being we live in a first world country our struggles are not in having our food and basic needs met but spiritual and emotional struggles. One fellow sojourner last Sunday morning mentioned how a customer told her “don’t let them steal your joy.”
When one is a passionate person like me, it is ease to let someone, thing or circumstance steal my joy. Last Tuesday at work I was able to stay joyful or not let a circumstance steal my joy (for most of the day) by reminding a coworker on a regular bases, don’t let is steal your joy. It worked. Now to take it one step further, to live James 1:2 and consider it pure joy. How can one does this? For myself is started in not letting the circumstance rob my joy. Next is to build a happy or gratitude list to remind one of the people and things to be happy and that make you smile.
Tomorrow starts a new week and to practice James 1:2 is the assignment again this week.
Chairein
Summer of Esther 