Common Sense Conversations

Satan’s goal is to deceive us into giving in to temptation. When trials come, we can be more easily deceived. I share a trial I am currently walking through to in this podcast to show how easy it is to be deceived.

This podcast will look at James 1:13-15 and see that there is a difference in trials and temptation. They both come from different sources and both produce completely different results.

James is going to be talking to young Christ followers that are struggling with their financial situation. Some are poor, some have had to flee because of persecution. James is teaching an important lesson to them that is applicable to us today.

All of us are surrounded by instability. If we aren’t careful, the enemy will use that to not only impact us, but we will allow it to define us. This passage in James will show how to find stability in unstable lives.

We all lack wisdom. But what really is wisdom and where can I find it? This podcast will dive into this and show how it’s related to our trials we go through.

There is a purpose for the tests and trials that we go through. It is to make us mature in our faith and walk with the Lord. This podcast will dive into what it means to be a mature disciple.

Patience is something most everyone wants, but they don’t want to do what it takes to have patience. This podcast will look at how God intends trials and tests in our lives to produce that patience.

Why do we go through trials? Today we finish the three perspectives of why God brings trials into our lives and the purpose behind them.

Today we will look at trials from Satan’s perspectives and how he lies to make us feel like God is against us. We will also look at perspectives from God’s view and how God is using trials to conform us into the image of Jesus.

We begin a study through the Book of James. Today we look at why we should have joy in trials and what the purpose of trials in our lives are for in the Christian life.