New Blog🚨”Consider It Pure Joy” A True Underdog Story. Link in bio✨
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“Consider it pure joy, my brothers, whenever you face trials of many kinds because you know that the testing of your faith develops perseverance.“ James 1:2-4
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I recently came across this verse and thought, “Where have I seen trials and tribulations in my life?” If there’s any time where I’ve seen trials and tribulations in my life it’s been in ‘sports’.!The line “Consider it pure joy” kept playing over and over in my head and I kept thinking, “God, how do you expect me to find ‘pure joy’ in the midst of trials?” As athletes, we attribute joy to when we’re winning, when we’re starting, and pretty much if everything is going the way we want it to go. But here, James, a servant of God, is talking to the Jewish Christians of that day, saying, “Brothers, consider it joy when you hit trials of all kinds.” Wow. Find JOY? That’s quite a challenge.
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As I thought of athletes enduring “trials and tribulations” my sister Rebecca, immediately came to my mind. My sister’s journey through collegiate volleyball has always given me the “chills of inspiration”. It’s one of the best underdog stories I’ve heard. It’s a story about humility, hard work, perseverance and faith. A story I think we all should hear.
Click link in bio to hear her underdog story✨
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