1 Thessalonians 5:18 says that giving thanks in everything is God’s will for us. Hebrews 13:15 says, “Therefore by Him let us continually offer the sacrifice of praise to God, that is, the fruit of our lips, giving thanks to His name.”

James 1:2 says that we are to count our trials as something joyful ~ the moment we fall into them. J. B. Phillips says, “When all kinds of trials and temptations crowd into your lives, my brothers, don’t resent them as intruders, but welcome them as friends!” 

Our intense anticipation required for endurance began to make sense as I rehearsed Scriptures to myself. We wait eagerly for Him to reveal Himself to us in ways that we have not known Him before. We embrace the process because we know deep in our hearts that He is allowing this for our ultimate good.

We remain grateful because He will complete what He has begun. We can trust Him every step of the way, because He is molding us into His image through the pressures of our trials. We can rejoice because He is Faithful.