Devotional: What 'Gives Birth to Death?' Trials, Pain — and Perseverance

Truth God.

Trials can really test us. Yet, at the same time, they also refine us.

In my own life, most of the growth and development I’ve experienced has been in the valleys, not so much in the “mountain” seasons.

When we struggle, we tend to learn.

This is a message we see in James 1:12 (NIV), when he writes, “Blessed is the one who perseveres under trial because, …