{"id":12284,"date":"2025-08-17T04:14:00","date_gmt":"2025-08-17T09:14:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/servias.org\/?p=12284"},"modified":"2025-08-02T08:17:31","modified_gmt":"2025-08-02T13:17:31","slug":"count-it-all-joy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/servias.org\/?p=12284","title":{"rendered":"Count It All Joy"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a><em>In everything, give thanks!<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This includes trials!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Paul wrote by The Holy Spirit in 1<sup>st<\/sup> Thessalonians chapter 5:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">16 Rejoice always,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">17 pray without ceasing,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">18 <strong><u>in everything<\/u> give thanks; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The word <em>everything<\/em> denotes every situation that arises in your life.&nbsp; Do you want to become perfect and complete?&nbsp; Developing endurance requires resistance, and resistance promotes growth, strength, and maturity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">James wrote by The Holy Spirit in James chapter 1:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">2 My brethren, <strong><u>count it all joy<\/u> when you fall into various trials<\/strong>,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">3 knowing that the testing of your faith produces patience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">4 But let patience have its perfect work, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking nothing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">5 If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all liberally and without reproach, and it will be given to him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">6 But let him ask in faith, with no doubting, for he who doubts is like a wave of the sea driven and tossed by the wind.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">7 For let not that man suppose that he will receive anything from the Lord;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">8 he is a double-minded man, unstable in all his ways.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The words \u201calways\u201d, \u201ceverything\u201d, and \u201call\u201d tell us not to worry or fear when we come up against trials and obstacles in our lives.&nbsp; Those situations of resistance to our walk will result in providing spiritual nourishment needed for our growth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">David recorded by The Holy Spirit in Psalm chapter 23:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">5 <strong>You become my delicious feast even when my enemies dare to fight<\/strong>. You anoint me with the fragrance of your Holy Spirit; you give me all I can drink of you until my cup overflows.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We are to have faith that The Holy Spirit will guide us into all Truth as we encounter enemies.&nbsp; FATHER sets a table of nourishment as we deal with such situations.&nbsp; If we have joy, we will not be depressed nor will we complain to others.&nbsp; The thing that was designed to destroy you is the very thing that promotes you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Divine moments don\u2019t come when you schedule them; you can\u2019t put them on your calendar.&nbsp; <em>Divine moments are the response of Heaven to the cries of earth<\/em>.&nbsp; However, the timing is entirely up to THE LORD.&nbsp; Count it all joy when the perceived delay occurs\u2026 it is for your benefit even though you may not appreciate it at the time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">GOD has given us enough commands in Scripture to help us think like HE does.&nbsp; HE knows the end from the beginning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It is written by The Holy Spirit in Isaiah chapter 46:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">10 \u201c<strong>I declare from the beginning how it will end<\/strong> and foretell from the start what has not yet happened. I decree that My purpose will stand, and I will fulfill My every plan.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And Jesus spoke in John chapter 8:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">32 For <strong>if you <u>embrace<\/u> the Truth<\/strong>, it will release true freedom into your lives.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Knowing Truth does not set you free.&nbsp; You can study Scriptures all day long, you can memorize the entire New Testament but that will not set you free.&nbsp; The mental comprehension of a concept does not set a person free.&nbsp; Knowing by experience is what sets you free.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Once you experience Divine intervention, you will be able to walk in freedom from fear, frustration, and disappointment.&nbsp; Once GOD gives you insight to a Truth, it always comes as an invitation to an experience.&nbsp; When you get the insight into Divine health, don\u2019t be surprised by a trial of this nature.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When you get an insight into financial prosperity, expect a test in the future.&nbsp; How you deal with a trial reveals your faith in HIS Word in that area.&nbsp; I can testify that I have gone through both tests more than once.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Many believers stop short of transformational encounters because they are satisfied with good theology.&nbsp; When we receive an insight into one of HIS Truths, we are then responsible to pursue HIM in light of that Truth and walk in It.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Revelation doesn\u2019t impart; it invites.&nbsp; When we receive revelation, we are to earnestly pursue until it becomes <em>first nature<\/em> in us.&nbsp; When it does, we will count it all joy as we exercise overcoming faith in the midst of a trial.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In everything, give thanks! This includes trials! Paul wrote by The Holy Spirit in 1st Thessalonians chapter 5: 16 Rejoice always, 17 pray without ceasing, 18 in everything give thanks; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you. The word everything denotes every situation that arises in your life.&nbsp; Do you [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5,18],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-12284","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-love","category-truth"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/servias.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12284","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/servias.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/servias.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/servias.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/servias.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=12284"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/servias.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12284\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12285,"href":"https:\/\/servias.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12284\/revisions\/12285"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/servias.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=12284"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/servias.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=12284"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/servias.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=12284"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}