Our Faith Tested Develops Our Self-Control (TMF:1031)

Monday, December 03, 2018
Peace to Live By: Our Faith Tested Develops Our Self-Control (TMF:1031) - Daniel Litton
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       However, just because a difficulty or trial may have entered into your life, this does not mean God is punishing you. Quite the opposite. We have to have our faith put to the test so that we will further develop our self-control. If nothing bad or nothing challenging ever happened, we would not grow, but really we would regress backwards in our Christian character. We cannot just have easy lives all the time. There will be times when things are easy for us and exactly the way we want them to be, but there will also be times when that is not true. James has taught us, “Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds, for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness. And let steadfastness have its full effect, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing” (James 1:2-4, ESV). Steadfastness relates to self-control. We cannot be firm in our beliefs and stand firm if we don’t have faith and exercise self-control in our thoughts and emotions.