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3 Ways Trials Can Lift Us Up

Jack Wellman — Sat, 07 Nov 2026 11:30:11 +0000

"Don't let your trials blow you down; let them lift you up."

- Woodrow Kroll

Trials can both knock us down and keep us down or they can be used to be lifted up in the right way.

Blessings from Trials

It’s important to keep in mind the purpose of trials. They are not designed to discourage us but to refine our faith in a way that nothing else can. In the first place, Peter says “do not be surprised at the fiery trial when it comes upon you to test you, as though something strange were happening to you” (1 Pet 4:12) because every believer experiences trials. Even the unsaved go through hard places in life but Peter wrote what the differences of trials are for us is that “If you are insulted for the name of Christ, you are blessed, because the Spirit of glory and of God rests upon you” (1 Pet 4:14). Our trials can bring a blessing and blessings are for lifting us up and for looking up toward God. Jesus pronounces, “Blessed are you when others revile you and persecute you and utter all kinds of evil against you falsely on my account. Rejoice and be glad, for your reward is great in heaven, for so they persecuted the prophets who were before you” (Matt 5:11-12).

Building a Steadfast Faith from Trials

James knew all about trials which is why he wrote “Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds, for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness. And let steadfastness have its full effect, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing” (James 1:2-4). Notice a cause and effect there of trails; tests of our faith produces steadfastness. Steadfastness produces a perfecting in us…and this makes us feel that we “lack in nothing.” It is what our trials do for us, not what our trials do to us that is the difference.

God’s Love Displayed in Trials

The author of Hebrews knew that these Jewish Christians who he was writing to were going through some very severe trials but sometimes our trails are allowed or might even be brought by God because as the author writes, “My son, do not regard lightly the discipline of the Lord, nor be weary when reproved by him. For the Lord disciplines the one he loves, and chastises every son whom he receives” (Heb 12:5b-6). When my children were young, I disciplined them not to punish them but to show that I loved them. Love and discipline cannot be separated and if we are chastised by the Lord it is because “God is treating you as sons” or daughters (Heb 12:7a) because “what son is there whom his father does not discipline? If you are left without discipline, in which all have participated, then you are illegitimate children and not sons” and daughters (Heb 12:7b-8). The opposite of love is not hate, it is indifference.

Conclusion

Use trials as a blessing, use them to build steadfastness in your faith because God loves you enough to chastise us…and that shows that we are not illegitimate but true sons and daughters of God and that should lift you up.

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3 Consequences of Not Praying Enough

Jack Wellman — Fri, 06 Nov 2026 11:30:56 +0000

“The less I pray, the harder it gets.” – Martin Luther Loss of Resources When we fail to pray, we fail at many other things. Imagine that you have a friend who has everything that he or she needs. They are rich beyond description. They are a very good friend, but you fail to communicate …

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4 Reasons We Can Smile

Jack Wellman — Thu, 05 Nov 2026 23:30:35 +0000

“The smile of God is victory.” – John Greenleaf Whittier How can a person who is suffering, experiencing health issues, or going through financial or marital problems still smile? It is because of their God, in whom their victory is certain. The Joy That’s Set Before Us The author of Hebrews gives us a great …

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3 Reasons Why Jesus Is Enough

Jack Wellman — Wed, 04 Nov 2026 11:30:43 +0000

“You don’t realize Jesus is all you need until Jesus is all you have.” – Tim Keller Dead in Our Sins One reason we need Christ, even for those who don’t realize it, is that “you, who were dead in your trespasses and the uncircumcision of your flesh, God made alive together with him, having …

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3 Things About Faith

Jack Wellman — Tue, 03 Nov 2026 11:30:03 +0000

“Now faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see.” – Hebrews 11:1 There’s Assurance The biblical definition of hope is found in Hebrews 11:1, where it talks about three things: assurance, hope, and conviction. The first of these is assurance, or some translate it “being sure,” which …

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4 Examples of a Living Witness

Jack Wellman — Mon, 02 Nov 2026 11:30:23 +0000

“The Christian is a person who makes it easy for others to believe in God.” – Robert Murray McCheyne The Salt of the Earth Jesus once said that “you are the salt of the earth, but if salt has lost its taste, how shall its saltiness be restored? It is no longer good for anything …

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