faith & endurance

James 1 

2 Dear brothers and sisters, 

when troubles of any kind come your way, 

consider it an opportunity for great joy. 

3 For you know that when your faith is tested, 

your endurance has a chance to grow. 

4 So let it grow, 

for when your endurance is fully developed, 

you will be perfect and complete, 

needing nothing.

5 If you need wisdom, 

ask our generous God, 

and he will give it to you. 

He will not rebuke you for asking. 

6 But when you ask him, 

be sure that your faith is in God alone. 

Do not waver, 

for a person with divided loyalty 

is as unsettled as a wave of the sea 

that is blown and tossed by the wind.