[Q1. Value of Trials]

I have faced numerous trials this past year. I lost my job, my father got sick and died, and my ability in teaching and preaching has been called into question by one of our elders. All to often we want to ask why me. James has taught me to count my blessings. To consider these trials as a means to strengthen my endurance in Christ. It is not easy, as humans, we want to know why. But we can get stuck on the why question and take our eyes off Christ. This not to say we should never examine ourselves. The apostle Paul teaches us in 1 Cor. 11:28, 2 Cor. 13:5 and Gal. 6:3-4 that it is important to examine ourselves. But when were facing trials we need a better attitude than "why me".

[Welcome to James: Practical Christianity]

Hello everyone I'm Keith. I live in Michigan. This also is my first online study.