To persevere and not doubt.

James 1

2Consider it pure joy, my brothers, whenever you face trials of many kinds,

3because you know that the testing of your faith develops perseverance.

4Perseverance must finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything.

5If any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to him.

6But when he asks, he must believe and not doubt, because he who doubts is like a wave of the sea, blown and tossed by the wind.

7That man should not think he will receive anything from the Lord;

8he is a double-minded man, unstable in all he does.

Linda's thoughts:

Pure joy when faced with trials of ALL kinds.
Hmm.. i didn't know joy could be described as pure.
i guess James knew its virtually impossible to be joyful in trials. That's why he said consider.
So you may be feeling down, upset, dissapointed with the current situation. But consider it a joy.

Just hope this exam can truly be a blessing. By faith, i will do well for my papers as he guides and leads me each step of the way as i prepare for the final papers.