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IT SEEMS I NEED REMINDING of a simple principle all the time. I am to consider it “pure joy” whenever I face trials of many kinds (James 1:2). Why? Because trials test my confidence in what I believe. Does God really love me? Can I really trust that he is working in everything for my good? As I rehearse and affirm these realities in my mind, renewing my confidence in them I persevere in faith. It is like weight-lifting; the more reps I do the greater my faith muscles g