Religion & Spirituality
This episode if you’re struggling through a trial of any kind. Did you know the Bible calls us to find joy in the trials? But it’s incredibly hard when trials are devastating or feel like a battle you’ll never win. In this episode, I open my heart and vulnerably share a trial I’ve struggled with for years. For anyone looking for encouragement, truth, and how to see the joy in trials, this is a great episode. IN THIS EPISODE YOU’LL FIND OUT ABOUT How I learned to find joy in a trial while running a major world marathon. Why God allows trials in our lives. The purpose of trials. How to see the joy in a trial. Three steps I’m promising to do in my future trials. Why we need to persevere through trials. SHOW NOTES James 1:2-4, “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. Romans 5:3-6: “We can rejoice, too, when we run into problems and trials, for we know that they help us develop endurance. And endurance develops strength of character, and character strengthens our confident hope of salvation. And this hope will not lead to disappointment. For we know how dearly God loves us, because he has given us the Holy Spirit to fill our hearts with his love. When we were utterly helpless, Christ came at just the right time and died for us sinners. Romans 6:23: For the wages of sin is death James 1:14: And when sin is allowed to grow, it gives birth to death. Daniel 3:18: Even if he does not...