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James 1:2–4: Commanded Emotions & the Gift of Trials (Davis)

James 1:2–4: Commanded Emotions & the Gift of Trials (Davis)

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In a world that worships feelings and measures life by emotional satisfaction, James speaks with a sharper word: “Count it all joy.” This week, Micheal Davis teaches through James 1:2–4 with a sobering call to submit even our emotions to Christ. Trials are not interruptions or accidents. They are appointed by God to forge endurance and bring us to maturity. Drawing on scripture, theology, and a quote from The Screwtape Letters, this episode confronts the lie that happiness is our highest good—and exhorts us to trust the God who “gives back with His right hand what He has taken away with His left.” True joy isn’t emotional survival. It’s sanctification in motion.

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