"But everyone must be quick to hear, slow to speak and slow to anger; for the anger of man does not achieve the righteousness of God. Therefore, putting aside all filthiness and all that remains of wickedness, in humility receive the word implanted, which is able to save your souls” James 1:19-21.

The subject of trials is the main focus of the first chapter of James. Trials can be beneficial in building character, and they are the common experience of us all, whether poor or rich. God can use trials for good in our lives, but He will never tempt us or entice us to sin. All good and perfect gifts come from Him, with whom there is no shadow of turning.

Amidst trials especially, we need to be eager to listen, and slow to speak such that we give vent to anger. We just might learn something if we listen carefully. As long as we are talking, we are not learning; it is only when we are attentive listeners that we learn.

Humility is required if we would learn. A humble person knows that their knowledge is incomplete, and that there is something yet to be learned. Such must be our approach to God’s word: we receive it in humility, and are saved in allowing it to work in our lives.

What is there to be learned today from present trials? How might God’s implanted word be most effective as we humbly submit to its authority? These are pertinent and practical questions to consider as we face today’s challenges.

Trials hardly seem pleasant, but as we “consider it all joy” in facing them, we see the life-shaping potential more than the personal hardship they bring. Easily said; not so easily practiced.

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