The Proper Focus (James 1:9-10)

All of us can rejoice. We just need to have the right focus. The one who has few earthly things can rejoice in the fantastic inheritance he has in Christ. The one who is blessed with an abundance of wealth can enjoy knowing the truth, that his treasure is actually just a temporary trust from the Lord.

And those in between? They can adopt either view, whichever is most appropriate for the moment.

(James 1:9-10, Let the brother of low degree rejoice in that he is exalted: But the rich, in that he is made low: because as the flower of the grass he shall pass away.)