Trials of a Different Stripe

I thought this was a great post, especially in light of chapter 1 of James discussing trials.  The pastor at my parents' church, who went to UNI with Michael Miesen, writes about a kind of trial that we don't usually think much about:

You see, for most of us, we face a different kind of trial each day. The trial of prosperity. Prosperity can be a dangerous trial for the Christian. Instead of bringing us closer to God, it can take us further away from him. Charles Spurgeon once said,

"The crucible of adversity is a less severe trial to the Christian than the refining pot of prosperity. Oh, what leanness of soul and neglect of spiritual things have been brought on through the very mercies and bounties of God!"

Read the full thing here.