Consider it Pure Joy
"Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that they testing of your faith produces perseverance. Let perseverance finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything." James 1:2-4 In the movie War Room, Priscilla Shirer's character Elizabeth has a moment where she has come to the end of her rope. She can feel the enemies presence surrounding her life, demands that he leave and boldly proclaims that Jesus Christ is Lord over her house, her family, and her life. At the end of this moment she says an extremely powerful line that had an impact on me as I sat there in the theater.She says, "I am so sick of you stealing my joy, but that's changing, too. My joy doesn't come from my friends. It doesn't come from my job. It doesn't even come from my husband. My joy is found in Jesus. And just in case you forgot, he has already defeated you. So go back to Hell ...