Joy When Life Hits Hard

When Life Hits Hard: The Joy Nobody Understands James 1 James 1:2–4 “My brethren,

count it all joy when ye fall into divers temptations; Knowing this, that the trying

of your faith worketh patience. But let patience have her perfect work,

that ye may be perfect and entire, wanting nothing.” If you’re carrying something heavy

right now— a breakup, a setback, grief, anxiety,

money stress, betrayal— I’m not here to tell you to “be positive.”

Because some days aren’t positive. They’re survival. But the Book of James says something

shocking: count it all joy—not because the pain is good… but because the