My brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into divers temptations; Knowing this, that the trying of your faith worketh patience. But let patience have her perfect work, that ye may be perfect and entire, wanting nothing.(James 1:2-4 KJV)
Going through is not something that our mind nor body likes to experience. When we are in the midst of trying circumstances our fleshly nature and soul are under extreme pressure. The weight of the pressure may cause us to be weary or to be even confused or unfocused in our thinking. But it is in these times that we can rest in our spirit because of the finished work that is completed in us. Going through the fire with God ensures that we will not be burned even though to our heightened natural senses it may appear that all may be lost (Daniel 3).
However, there is a work that needs to be completed in the outer parts of our being. Our mind needs to be renewed in the areas of our will, emotions and thinking to conform to that of Christ. Likewise, Continue reading
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