I was thinking of my trials from the standpoint of accounting. James 1:2 says, “My brethren, count it all joy when you fall into various trials.” Have you counted the joy-fruit from your trials lately?

I did. When I fell into the ravine, I didn’t know it would be a trial that still impacts my life. Since not remembering the fall for three and one half years, I just thought my health was crashing for some reason.

Yet, the Lord used the fall as His scalpel to pierce deep into my heart. He had a lot of chaff to separate from the wheat. I was a doer, and He desired to teach me to be still. While stopped in my  tracks, He used it to bring me into intimate communion with Him. I had never experienced Him like that before. He also taught me to let nothing rival it.