I’m not a huge fan of trials. They come in all shapes and sizes in the most inconvenient times. I’ve found that I can’t necessarily prepare for the worst of trials because they target toward the weakest areas of my life. While knowing scriptures and praying regularly helps me get through trials—they don’t insulate me from the painful lessons that I need to learn in order to grow in my faith. How do we get through the trials of our lives?BELOVED, DO NOT BE SURPRISED AT THE FIERY TRIAL WHEN IT COMES UPON YOU TO TEST YOU1 PETER I’m not a huge fan of trials. They come in all shapes and sizes in the most inconvenient times. I’ve found that I can’t necessarily prepare for the worst of trials because they target toward the weakest areas of my life. While knowing scriptures and praying regularly helps me get through trials—they don’t insulate me from the painful lessons that I need to learn in order to grow in my faith. How do we get through the trials of our lives?Get through by trusting God in faith. (Psalm Faith is the first and foremost way to make it through our trials. We can’t trust in the circumstances that we see, instead we trust in what we know is true about God. Our faith is strengthened as we continually take His word into our hearts and minds.Get through by staying the course instead of giving up. (Philippians Giving up during a trial is a common temptation for all of us. We think that giving up on God’s intervention will relieve us of the stress and pressure. However, every time we press our way towards what we know is right—we become stronger in the faith even if we feel weak.Get through by seeking godly counsel and wisdom. (James Common sense and practical thinking offer only so much when we are going through trials. Yet, most of the time, our trials don’t make sense. Therefore, we need wisdom from God to make the best decisions during our times of uncertainty.Get through by focusing on God’s grace and not the surrounding circumstances. (2 Corinthians Get through by walking in the Spirit and resisting the passions of the flesh. (Galatians PRAYERDear Lord, I want to get through this trial with victory instead of defeat. Turn my attention away from anything that seeks to distract me from You. In Jesus’ name, amen.--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/felicia721/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/felicia721/support