Count it ALL JOY!! Testing of your faith produces perseverance.

Main message: Count your trials as joy because, according to James 1:2–4, the testing of faith produces perseverance which, when allowed to finish its work, results in lacking nothing. Don’t skip the painful process while expecting the outcome.

Key points:

• James 1:2–4 is the framework: verse 2 = trials, verse 3 = testing produces perseverance, verse 4 = perseverance completes so you lack nothing.
• Trials must be faced with the right perspective — "count it all joy" — rather than self-pity or rescue-seeking.
• You can’t rush or avoid the struggle and still expect the mature outcome; let perseverance finish its work.
• The preacher urged listeners in the midst of hardship to stop feeling sorry for themselves and to deliberately choose to count their difficulties as joy.

Scriptures mentioned: James 1:2-4