This Hard Season Isn’t Wasted!
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Hard seasons have a way of forcing questions to the surface.
Questions like:
Why is this happening?
Did I do something wrong?
Where is God in all of this?
If you’ve ever walked through a trial that felt confusing, exhausting, or painfully long, you’re not alone. And you’re not unusual for asking those questions—you’re human.
What often makes trials even harder is not just the pain itself, but the uncertainty that comes with it. We want answers. We want clarity. We want relief. And when none of that comes quickly, it’s easy to assume that God is either distant or displeased.
But James chapter 1 offers a very different perspective—one that doesn’t deny the difficulty of trials, yet refuses to see them as meaningless.
James doesn’t tell us to pretend suffering is easy. Instead, he challenges us to see it through God’s eyes.
According to Scripture, trials aren’t random interruptions in the Christian life. They are often tools God uses to mature our faith, deepen our trust, and shape who we’re becoming.
That raises an important question:
How are we meant to respond when hard times come?
In a recent teaching, I walk through three practical steps from James 1 that show how ordinary Christians can navigate trials faithfully:
How to shift our attitude when hardship shows up
How to cooperate with what God is doing, rather than resisting or avoiding it
And how to ask God for wisdom in faith, trusting that He will guide us forward
These steps won’t remove the trial—but they can change how we walk through it.
If you’re in a difficult season right now, or if you want to be spiritually prepared for the next one, I believe this teaching will encourage you and ground you in biblical truth.
👉 Watch the full video here:
How to Handle Hard Times as a Christian (James 1 Explained)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7p9ZsIgOCNU&t=1104s
