James.

I help lead a discipleship group for middle school girls ,and we are taking an in-depth study on the book of James. The Girls have a notebook and each week they will memorize 2 versus, depending on the length, and at the beginning of the week write down the verse and their thoughts about it. Through the week they learn and memorize it and then at some point towards the end they will write the verse down again and their thoughts. I am so excited for these girls to be doing this! One because when they share their thoughts it is amazing to see God working in them (some of the things they say are so mature and I would NEVER think that a 12 year old girl would say something like this BUT God works in them everyday!)

The first chapter of James has been on my heart all week and I am so excited that I got to share it with a few people!

"Dear brothers and sisters, when troubles come your way, consider it an opportunity for great joy. For you know that when your faith is tested, your endurance has a chance to grow."           -James 1:2-3

My favorite part is the word OPPORTUNITY, because anything that happens and you see it in a bad way you can turn it into an opportunity to share Gods love, or just to put your faith in God alone.  So the one thing I have stuck to this week is taking that opportunity and giving it to God.