Podcast
Faith in Trials
The Salt Company - Ames
Speaker: Sam Rempey
June 5, 2025 · 34 min
Summary
James calls scattered believers to view trials as opportunities for spiritual growth, not obstacles to faith. Through faith in Christ, trials produce endurance and maturity; God generously provides wisdom to those who ask in faith; and believers are ultimately blessed with eternal life when they endure testing. This transforms how Christians navigate suffering.
Highlights
Your faith is the same way. Only valuable, precious, and incredibly important things are tested so thoroughly.
We have an open-handed Father, not a clenched fist Father. He delights in giving us good gifts.
With our eyes fixed on eternity and the truth of who Christ is, we're able to navigate trials in a totally different way from the world.