It’s been said that trials come to make you strong. Someway, somehow, God uses the rough seasons in life to produce something great in His children. After all of the disappointments, difficulties, and maybe even drama…something beautiful remains. Remember that a brilliant diamond started off as a chunk of coal. Diamonds are made under conditions of extreme temperature and pressure in the earth. We, being diamonds “in the rough,” shine forth with brilliance after the extremes and pressures in life have done their job. With this knowledge, we can become better and not allow the trials of life to cause us to become bitter.
Consider it pure joy, my brothers, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith develops perseverance. Perseverance must finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything.
-James 1:2-4
Prayer for today – Dear God, though at times the pressures in life seem extreme, thank you for taking off the rough edges so that I may shine brightly for you.
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