Thursday, July 21st

Not too deep today, I read about maturity in the bible, something I have been studying off and on for the past few months.

James 1:2-8
2Consider it pure joy, my brothers, whenever you face trials of many kinds, 3because you know that the testing of your faith develops perseverance. 4Perseverance must finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything. 5If any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to him. 6But when he asks, he must believe and not doubt, because he who doubts is like a wave of the sea, blown and tossed by the wind. 7That man should not think he will receive anything from the Lord; 8he is a double-minded man, unstable in all he does.

When I persevere, I mature. At least I hope I do. That's what the bible says, although sometimes I don't really feel it at the time. Bud Price used to say that he graduated from the school of hard knocks. I think it we (or at least me) are going to truely mature, trials will have to come. And with those trials, we must walk away persevering, or it is all for not.