THE BOOK OF JAMES

8 PURPOSES FOR THE LORD ALLOWING TRAILS TO COME INTO THE LIVES OF HIS PEOPLE

1.     TO TEST THE STRENGTH OF OUR FAITH. 

2.     TO HUMBLE US

3.     TO WEAN US FROM OUR DEPENDENCE ON WORLDLY THINGS.  

4.     TO CALL US TO ETERNAL AND HEAVENLY HOPE. 

5.     TO REVEAL WHAT WE REALLY LOVE.

6.      TO TEACH US TO VALUE GOD’S BLESSINGS.

7.     TO DEVELOP IN HIS SAINTS ENDURING STRENGTH FOR GREATER USEFULNESS

8.     TO ENABLE US TO BETTER HELP OTHERS IN THEIR TRIALS. 

1.     WE ARE TO VIEW TRIALS AS AGENTS OF PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT 

JAMES 1:3

THE GREATEST USE OF YOUR FAITH IS NOT TO GET SOMETHING FROM GOD…THE GREATEST USE OF YOUR FAITH IS TO REMAIN TETHERED TO THE PURPOSES OF GOD 

JAMES 1:4

LET – SUBMIT TO THE PROCESS 

2. WE ARE TO USE TRIALS AS A CATALYST FOR GREATER RELIANCE

JAMES 1:5

TRIALS REMIND US THAT WE HAVE A NEED FOR GOD. 

JAMES 1:6-8

THIS DOUBT IS DOUBTING GOD’S CHARACTER. 

3. WE MUST BATTLE NOT TO HINGE OUR CHRISTIAN IDENTITY ON OUR SOCIAL ECONOMIC STATUS UNDER TRIAL.

JAMES 1:9-11

JAMES 1:12

ROMANS 8:18 For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory that is to be revealed to us.

4. WE MUST BE VIGILANT NOT TO YIELD TO THE TEMPTATIONS THAT ARE IN TRIALS

JAMES 1:13-15

EVER TRIAL HAS A BACKDOOR FOR SIN TO COME IN IF YOU LET IT. 

JAMES 1:16-18