James 1:2

However, there is a remarkable outcome from working through the trials, temptations and the trying of your faith - this is truly an outstanding result, making the entire scenario not only exciting and challenging but a necessary part of growth, development and maturing. This is something that James wants us to be assured in and understand thoroughly:

**3 Be assured and understand that the trial and proving of your faith bring out endurance and steadfastness and patience.

Endurance, steadfastness and patience - three powerful forces, three very powerful attributes to have flowing in your heart, mind, speech and character.

What's Endurance?

The act, quality, or power of withstanding hardship or stress

The state or fact of persevering

**So the trying and proving of your faith through trials and temptations creates for you "a state or condition of persevering"

**So the trying and proving of your faith through trials and temptations creates for you "the act or ability, the quality or the power to withstand hardship of stress".

THAT'S A VERY GOOD CHARACTER TRAIT - THATS A VERY GOOD OUTCOME FROM SOMETHING THAT WAS DESIGNED TO POTENTIALLY WEAR YOU DOWN AND EVEN BREAK YOU.

What's Steadfastness?

Firmness; strength.

Stability and firmness; fixedness in place or position.

Stability of mind or purpose; resolution; constancy; faithfulness; endurance.

**So the trying and proving of your faith through trials and temptations creates for you "firmness, stability and strength".

**So the trying and proving of your faith through trials and temptations creates for you "fixedness in place or position" - in my mind that to me speaks of being rock solid. One of the character traits of being rock solid, I believe, is dependable and dependability.

**So the trying and proving of your faith through trials and temptations creates for you" stability of mind or purpose".

**So the trying and proving of your faith through trials and temptations creates for you "resolution, constancy, faithfulness and endurance".

What's Patience?

the ability to wait or to continue doing something despite difficulties or to suffer without complaining or becoming annoyed.

**So the trying and proving of your faith through trials and temptations creates for you "the ability to wait or to continue to do something despite difficulties".

**So the trying and proving of your faith through trials and temptations creates for you "a capacity to suffer without complaining or becoming annoyed".

These are truly remarkable character traits to build into your life - however they come through So the trying and proving of your faith through trials and temptations.

That tells me that what was intended for bad, God turns around and reworks it, redesigns the outcomes for good. A genuine faith producing good works.

BUT WE MUST REMEMBER TO FOCUS ON THE SPIRITUAL CLIMATE AND POSITIONING OF ALL OF THIS AND NOT JUST ON THE TRIALS AND TEMPTATIONS IN THE NATURAL WORLD AROUND US.