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How many of us greet hardship or pain with great joy? The easy and most natural thing to do is complain, grumble, act in anger or desperation, or just plain give up.

However, we’ve been called to a different response. In the bible, James tells us to take delight in our trials! He says these trials help us develop perseverance and that it is necessary in order to "be mature and complete, not lacking anything."

So, how can we "choose joy" in these situations? It certainly won’t always be easy and it will definitely take a lot of practice.