James 1:2-3 says "Consider it pure joy when you face trials of MANY KINDS..." 1) Shift your perspective from "God, why is this happening to me?" to "God, I know you got this. What do you want me to learn from this?" Believing and having faith that God is fighting your battles and it isn't dependent on your strength or your abilities will change the way you are looking at it. 2) "of many kinds"... this means WHATEVER you are going through. Big or small. God is working it out for your good. Something physical? Spiritual? Emotional? Mental? In your health? In your family? At your job? 3) "Will produce perseverance"... when you walk through that trial, LEANING on God... walking with Him... that walk will improve your character. I will change the way you look at things going forward. It will change the way you react to future events... bc they are coming. Joy is a fruit of the spirit. It is something that can't be obtained through actions on your own. Perseverance produces character and character produces HOPE.. another fruit of the spirit. Continue practicing this and you will see you character blossom with all of the fruits of the spirit! "And they will know them by their fruits." Matthew 7:16