Just one of those.....

I know we have all experienced a day, week, month, that has not been up to par. As I draw closer to the Lord I really get attacked by the devil, in the book of James he says to 2Consider it pure joy, my brothers, whenever you face trials of many kinds, 3because you know that the testing of your faith develops perseverance. 2 Peter 1:5-7 says 5For this very reason, make every effort to add to your faith goodness; and to goodness, knowledge; 6and to knowledge, self-control; and to self-control, perseverance; and to perseverance, godliness; 7and to godliness, brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness, love.. I have been in the book of 2 Peter on Sundays & Wednesdays in church so I decided to look up all the meanings of the words in verses 5-7 so I was prepared ahead of time for Wednesday nights study and because God loves me so much He has shown me that the the scriptures are for the elect, the saints that is you and me Christian. We have to believe and behave, have morals, we are to strive for excellence and claim the spiritual truths of God's word. To do so we need to know the Bible and use the Word to show we have learned ,Patience, Holiness, Devoutness, able to be approachable, go beyond brotherly kindness and love people in spite of our differences. To attain these qualities we need to practice it daily so others can recognize the presence of the Lord in our daily life. And from the words of Pastor Mike "it is not your profession of faith but your progression of faith" I need to act upon the faith that I have been blessed with and when I do that I will consider it all joy!