Day 194 - This verse

This verse greeted me last night:

"Consider it a sheer gift, friends, when tests and challenges come at you from all sides. You know that under pressure, your faith-life is forced into the open and shows its true colors. So don't try to get out of anything prematurely. Let it do its work so you become mature and well-developed, not deficient in any way." -James 1:2-4 (MSG)

This verse is my life right now. It is this blog. It is patience, perseverance and assurance. It is my faith for my family wrapped up in a pretty bow. It is for you too, whatever you may be facing.