The Crown of Life

 My brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into diverse temptations;
Knowing this, that the trying of your faith worketh patience.

But let patience have her perfect work, that ye may be perfect and entire, wanting nothing.

If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him.

But let him ask in faith, nothing wavering. For he that wavereth is like a wave of the sea driven with the wind and tossed.
For let not that man think that he shall receive anything of the Lord.
A double minded man is unstable in all his ways.
Let the brother of low degree rejoice in that he is exalted:
But the rich, in that he is made low; because as the flower of the grass he shall pass away.
For the sun is no sooner risen with a burning heat, but it withereth the grass, and the flower thereof falleth, and the grace of the fashion of it perisheth: so also shall the rich man fade away in his ways.
Blessed is the man that endureth temptation: for when he is tried, he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord hath promised them that love Him.

~James 1:2-12~

I love these verses! They give me such comfort and joy, knowing that when I have endured all trials and temptations, my Heavenly Father will give me the Crown of Life.
Let us not waver in our faith.

Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.
In all thy ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct thy paths.
Be not wise in thine own eyes: fear the Lord, and depart from evil.
It shall be health to thy navel, and marrow to thy bones.
Honor the Lord with thy substance, and with the first-fruits of all thine increase:
So shall thy barns be filled with plenty, and thy presses shall burst with new wine.

~Proverbs 3:5-10~

I just wanted to share these verses with any who would read them. I love them, and I hope you will love them too.

In Christ Jesus,
~Sadie~