Perseverance in Trials

The reality of trials and struggle in life is a "when" not "if" reality.  And James tells us that only way to sustain ourselves in them is to fight for a stabilizing joy that comes from our hope in the gospel.  Single-minded maturity is the product of seeking and acting on God's wisdom.   And in this race of life, single-minded means to fix our eyes on Jesus the author and perfecter of our faith.