James 1:2,3: "Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds, for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness.
Romans 12:12 "Rejoice in hope, be patient in tribulation, be constant in prayer."
1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 "Rejoice evermore, pray without ceasing, in everything give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you."
I have never before had three very similar passages just in my mind when I woke up. This summer, the larger passage of Romans 12 was very influential to me, but I haven't even read James or 1 Thessalonians for months. I know that suffering is a part of the Christian life, and that at some point in the future I will be facing a trial, so these verses will constantly be a reminder for me to persevere while rejoicing. Here is a poem I wrote about a year ago:
Denial or death,
one will be the path
who'll lose,
the truth or the lie?
Will I live or die?
If He wins,
I'll live again.
The choice I make,
the promises I won't break,
I'll die to gain,
though there is much pain.
I cannot deny,
for this I will die:
the Love that holds fast
and cleansed my path.
I pray that I will be able to make that choice when the time comes.
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