One of the fascinating aspects of money is compound interest or compound growth. With compound interest or growth, you earn interest on savings and then the interest becomes part of the savings. Future interest is based on the original savings plus interest already earned. Spiritual growth can be like that. As we invest our trust and active belief in God, He shows interest in us and deposits wisdom. Future growth builds on top of this. With our financial savings, compound interest allows us to build a nest egg for retirement or large purchases. In our spiritual lives, God's compound interest allows us to build growth even from the crises and difficult times. In a way, He is using all of our experiences to fashion us and grow us and our lives continue to grow with compound interest from the one who is continually interested in us. Just as the rings of a tree represent growth on top of growth, so the challenges of living represent rings of growth on top of earlier growth.
James 1:2 Dear brothers and sisters, when troubles come your way, consider it an opportunity for great joy. 3 For you know that when your faith is tested, your endurance has a chance to grow. 4 So let it grow, for when your endurance is fully developed, you will be perfect and complete, needing nothing.
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