Thought for the day

So this morning our Sunday School at church was awesome. We are doing this parenting class and they were talking about faith, trust, and wisdom today and looking at James. I am sure many of you have heard the verse in James 1:2-4. "Consider it pure joy my brothers whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith develops perseverance. Perseverance must finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything." What the heck does this joy in trials thing mean? I love how the leaders of the class discussed it today. It just clicked, especially with all that's on my mind right now and all that is on my heart and stressing me out-it's 2 things really my job going part time and still trying to find full time employment and still waiting to hear on a job and also Cale and his lack of sleep during the day and night. Am I supposed to have joy in this, because quite frankly it really stresses me out, wears me out and sometimes makes me upset and angry-yea, that's real joyful. How am I supposed to have joy right now when sometimes I am just consumed with tears. I got it though this morning-joy is trusting in the peace that God is God, that He has a plan and that there will be trials in this thing called life, but the joy comes in trusting and having faith and growing in our relationship with God. I will look back on this someday and see that ah-ha this is why God led me here. Or I am sure there will be some things that I will never understand until I see Jesus face to face at the end of my life, but I truly trust and believe that my God is who he says He is and that He has always led me before and will continue to lead, even in areas so small as Cale's sleep. What does this then say about our children-that we must also teach them they will have to persevere and persist sometimes in life. Don't give up and don't let your kids give up. "If any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to him." (vs 5) I stopped to ask myself when the leader read this verse-do I really ever pray for wisdom-not so much. I think sometimes my prayers with Cale go like this "Lord please make this little man sleep, I'm going crazy and am exhausted!!!." I think I will start praying for wisdom on how to deal with him and maybe what we could do differently as far as sleep goes and for wisdom as he continues to grow. When he gets older I think it will look more like praying for wisdom to know when to let him fall or when to catch him. Ok, I end my novel here. Little man just woke up from a power nap (although I will say he took a 3 hour nap earlier-how awesome is that!) I just think it's awesome that I needed to hear God's truth this morning because I have really been emotionally struggling lately, and He spoke to me. I will just keep persevering and trusting that He knows what He's doing and will lead me where I need to be.