Storms

The recent storms around the country have been brutal. Another Missouri town was ravaged by a tornado today. You wonder if and when it will end. Life is like that. Everything will be going well and then without warning you are hit with a vengeance. Both kinds of storms - weather and life's adversity - can be devastating, and both can make us stronger. James 1:2-4 tells us to, "Consider it pure joy, my brothers, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith develops perseverance. Perseverance must finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything." WHENEVER you face trials, not if. We cannot know the depth of our character until we know how we react under pressure. After you have suffered a little while you will be stronger. Today's Winning Thought: Allow your hardships or whatever you are going through to produce times of learning.