Here’s what James has to say about trials and tribulations.
“Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance. Let perseverance finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything.
If any of you lacks wisdom, you should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to you. But when you ask, you must believe and not doubt, because the one who doubts is like a wave of the sea, blown and tossed by the wind. That person should not expect to receive anything from the Lord. Such a person is double-minded and unstable in all they do.”
James 1: 1-8 (NIV).
Side bar: I should be among the most joyful Christians alive given that what we call trials in America pales in comparison to the sufferings of Christians worldwide.
🙏 Watch & share this powerful story of faith and survival!
“Let the redeemed of the Lord tell their story— those he redeemed from the hand of the foe.”
— Psalm 107:2
Drop your own testimonies in the comments! How has God brought you through?
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In 2018, when I was drafted to run for mayor of Nashville, a framed copy of Micah 6:8 hung in my office:
“He has shown you, O man, what is good; And what does the Lord require of you But to do justly, To love mercy, And to walk humbly with your God?”
It still hangs in one of the bedrooms in my home.
True leadership isn’t about status or self-promotion—it’s about justice, mercy, humility, and service before God.
Does Micah 6:8 (or another verse) speak to you? Share it below.
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We have an everlasting reason for hope.
Isaiah 9 isn’t just a Christmas passage—it’s a living word for right now. In a world that feels unstable, this promise still holds:
“For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders. And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.
Of the greatness of his government and peace there will be no end. He will reign on David’s throne and over his kingdom, establishing and upholding it with justice and righteousness from that time on and forever. The zeal of the Lord Almighty will accomplish this.”
— Isaiah 9:6-7 (NIV).
Who else is holding onto this hope today?
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