"Consider it all joy, my bretheren, when you encounter various trials, knowing that the testing of your faith produces endurance. And let endurance have its perfect result, so that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing." James 1: 2-4
What a great and wonderful time to be a small business owner today! I know what you are thinking, we are living through the worst recession in the past generation. The economy is in the tank and showing no signs of improvement. Much uncertainty exist with pending government regulation and no one seems to know what the government is doing or trying to do.
James tells us to consider it all joy when we encounter various trails. It is often hard to grow and keep a positive perpective when everything around us seems to be crumbling. Just know that God will never forsake us or leave us. He knows what we can handle and what we cannot handle. We must trust in the inspired words of James and endure the trials by seeking God's wisdom and obeying his commands. The tests we endure produces perfection so that your life and/or business will be lacking nothing.
Father, give me strength to endure the many trials I will encounter today and tomorrow. Give me the wisdom to deal with all trials in a manner that will be pleasing to you. Use each trial to make me strong so that endurance will not be a concern, rather, it will be a habbit.
