"... sad because mum has cancer and she may die. But happy because James 1:2 tells us to be happy even when we face trouble. Job lost everything but did not curse God. Job suffered so much more but he still had God."
This is the child who surprised me when, as a pre-schooler, he told me Solomon was like the wheat sowed among weeds. He had put Jesus' parable of the seeds scattered on different soils together with the story of how Solomon's devotion to God's dissipated with his increasing wealth and wives! As a stay-home-mum, striving to teach and model godliness, these glimpses of the children's growing understanding bring untold joy.
James 1:2-4 (NIRV) My brothers and sisters, you will face all kinds of trouble. When you do, think of it as pure joy. Your faith will be put to the test. You know that when that happens it will produce in you the strength to continue. The strength to keep going must be allowed to finish its work. Then you will be all you should be. You will have everything you need.
