Temptation-Joy.

Jas 1:1  James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes which are scattered abroad, greeting. 

Jas 1:2  My brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into divers temptations; 

Jas 1:3  Knowing this, that the trying of your faith worketh patience. 

JOY- count it JOY when we fall into different temptations.  Why? Because of this--

Jas 1:3  Knowing this, that the trying of your faith worketh patience.

Yet, do we stop as the temptations come and count them joy? Or do we fall victim to the temptations allowing them to become conceived in us and therefore sin? Do we take the temptations and count them as sins already- dooming ourselves when we haven't quite yet given into the temptations. Do we note the temptations assaulting us and let our hearts be filled with the joy of the Savior, knowing that somehow having to face that temptation and choosing Christ over the sin, we are letting the temptations work patience in us, patience that we need to be fully ready for our Savior.

We know the closer to the return of our Savior, our adversary the Devil, will be working unceasingly to get every single person he can. Satan would have us look upon temptations as signed, sealed and delivered sins, but they aren't! The temptations aren't sin! We flail against the temptations as soon as they start interrupting our spiritual walk - thinking they are awful, miserable beasts to be despised. How can we despise something we are to call joy? We need to comprehend that temptations to sin will NOT cease, but by the GRACE of GOD through the HOLY SPIRIT we will be able to count the temptations joy- recognizing that they are but opportunities to grow ever closer to our Savior.

And, if we do fall into sin, we must quickly repent and seek forgiveness- NOT GIVE INTO DESPAIR!  Satan would have us give in to despair so we no longer live for our Savior

Jas 1:4  But let patience have her perfect work, that ye may be perfect and entire, wanting nothing. 

Jas 1:5  If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him. 

Jas 1:6  But let him ask in faith, nothing wavering. For he that wavereth is like a wave of the sea driven with the wind and tossed. 

Jas 1:7  For let not that man think that he shall receive any thing of the Lord. 

Jas 1:8  A double minded man is unstable in all his ways. 

Heb 11:6  But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him. 

Ask God for wisdom, in faith. Our belief in God as a reality must be steadfast. We can't believe in God one day and not believe in Him the next. I mean ACTUALLY not believe in Him as if He doesn't exist. Our belief in God being very real beyond a doubt real is something we cannot deny and if we do allow ourselves to be tossed about believing one day but not the next then we can't have hope in the Lord, not truly. God is a REALITY and even when we are mad at our lives and in a bad place, we can't stop believing God exists and all that God stands for is truth. He is truth and He is forever no matter what.

We have to always remember this-

Jas 1:2  My brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into divers temptations; 

Jas 1:3  Knowing this, that the trying of your faith worketh patience. 

And this isn't just temptations for things we enjoy but  know are sinful, but the temptations of ANYTHING that would cause sin, of anything that would take us from the love God. The temptation to leave the love of God can be found in our day to day life, in distractions, in friendships, it can be found anywhere. And we truly do need to count it ALL JOY when we are placed in any situation that will cause us to choose God over self and all the evils that would keep us from Him. Every choice we make for God over sin, over temptations to sin, can only make us stronger in Him giving us the patience we need to endure, all through the Holy Spirit.