“Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance” James 1:2-3

As a child, my favorite television carton character was Wile E. Coyote. I just could not resist watching this self proclaimed “super-genius” try to catch the Road Runner. Check out Wile E. and the Road Runner on Youtube and you’ll see what I mean. Whether falling off a cliff or getting flattened by an Acme road grader, it was all just too much fun to watch Wile E. work his antics. Yet what was fun to watch as a child now hits a little too close to home. For no matter what he did, or what he tried, Mr. Coyote encountered one trial after another. Then I read James chapter one where he says,

When You Face Trials, Count It All Joy

Really? The easy temptation would be to say that James must be full of hot air. In reality, he’s not. Neither was Peter when he said, we can rejoice in trials, or Paul when he said that he had learned to be content whether he was experiencing plenty or want. The secret that all of these men held tightly to were God’s promises. They knew that God would never leave them, nor would He forsake them. This same promise is yours. All you have to do is ask Him.