James 1:2-4 MSG Consider it a sheer gift, friends, when tests and challenges come at you from all sides. You know that under pressure, your faith-life is forced into the open and shows its true colors. So don’t try to get out of anything prematurely. Let it do its work so you become mature and well-developed, not deficient in any way. Challenges are an opportunity for you to grow, Royal. Don't pity yourself when you go through a challenge instead, be happy because when the ch