Archive for September, 2011
Socially Acceptable Disobedience – “Rejoice in Trials.” …What?
by Jared on Sep.18, 2011, under For Christians
I noticed there appear to be some things in the Bible that Christians know full well about but then say “yeah that’s a hard one,” and then go on to live in disobedience (me included – I am posting my learning by experience here!)
Not worrying is one, as I mentioned in a previous post. Another one is: “Do not be anxious about anything” (Phil 4:6), and to rejoice in times of trials:
Dear brothers and sisters, when troubles come your way, consider it an opportunity for great joy. For you know that when your faith is tested, your endurance has a chance to grow. So let it grow, for when your endurance is fully developed, you will be perfect and complete, needing nothing. – James 1:2-4 NLT
So God is making it so that you have more character and endurance, so that you will be perfect. Awesome! But for many, it is all too easy to resist trials by being sad about them. But this is disobedience. (continue reading…)
