Count it all JOY when you meet TRIALS. Really?

[tonychanyt]

Ja 1:

2 Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds,

Trials and suffering are not joyful. What is?

3 for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness. 4 And let steadfastness have its full effect, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing.

If you pass the test, the end result could be joyful.

Ro 5:

3b We rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance, 4a and endurance produces character.

Suffering builds character. That's a happy ending.

1P 1:

6 In this you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while you may have had to suffer grief in various trials 7 so that the proven character of your faith—more precious than gold, which perishes even though refined by fire—may result in praise, glory, and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ.

The end result not only proves your character, but also glorifies God. Rejoice in that.

Find joy not in the suffering itself but in the spiritual growth and maturity that come from enduring difficulties. These passages encourage Christians to persevere in their faith, even in the face of adversity.