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Friday, August 03, 2007

ooze and endurance

"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.

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