Job

We have talked a bit about glorying in our infirmities. This does not mean that you are going to be happy all the way through a trial. Don't get too down on yourself if you are not the happiest person in town when you are struggling. God understands our discouragement when we are hurting. If you read the first few chapters of Job you will see that he got really discouraged. There is suffering involved in trials. Just don't live your life in that state of mind. There should be an inner joy and hope but it is not always going to shine through. Don't feel like a failure and make yourself feel even worse because you are struggling. We all struggle and God understands that. It is when we quit that becomes the problem.