"Consider it all joy..."
When should we "consider it all joy"? James avows that we consider it all joy when suffer various trials (James 1:4-7).
At basic training for Chaplains (which is a gentlemen's basic) I had an abscess on my hip. The pain kept me up one night. I got up at 4:30AM and headed to the field excerise; we would be in the field for two days with no shower. My buddies saw the growth and forced me to go to the doctor. I rejoiced in that affliction (small though it was). I learned to trust and rely on friends. I realized how much they cared for me. They showed me the love of Christ. Praise God for the body of Christ, which is the church.
