PROVEN: A Faith that's Practical, Prudent, and Patient James 1:2-4 Responding to Trials What? Who? How should believers respond to trials? They should CONSIDER it all joy when they meet trials (vv. 2-3). They should LET steadfastness have its full effect (v. 4). What do you “count” instead? What do you “let” have its full effect instead? “A large part of the life of faith is one’s attitude toward things in life and one’s response to events. We often can do little to control our environment and the things that happen to us, but we can control the way we think about them and how we react to them. Knowing how to interpret events and actions is a large part of wisdom, and the faithful attitude of the Christian is one of joy.” (McCartney, p. 84) trials > steadfastness > complete