Post #14 - This Is Only A Test

The one thing I've learned is a certainty in this spiritual walk is that our faith will be tested.

The bible warns us that we will have trouble in this world. God uses that trouble to teach us something or to test what we have already learned.

God does not intend this to hurt us, but to strengthen and grow us.

You will hear me talk about this a lot because it is something many of us struggle with. We have a hard time handling and enduring trouble. 

Especially when God is silent. When it seems like He's not present and not doing anything to fix our situation. This is when the testing hurts the most.

But, remember that the teacher is always silent during the test. It is only after the test that the teacher conducts a review and tells you what you got wrong. And... shares the right answers.

Our spiritual fight is just like that of a classroom. 

When we find ourselves struggling in school, we don't give up and condemn ourselves because we got a bad grade. We don't allow ourselves to drown in it. We buckle down. We bury ourselves in our books, get a tutor, thoroughly review our notes... We do everything we can - studying and trying our hardest to pull our grades up.

That's exactly what we need to do in our spiritual lives. Starting with repentance, we can be confident that God has forgiven us for our sins and we don't have to suffer condemnation. We don't have to beat ourselves up or allow anyone else to smother us with blame.

And we know that because Jesus is our Savior, we are STILL victorious.

Then, we can do what's necessary to draw closer to God so that we won't fail the next test.

Read the bible. Study it.

We need to immerse ourselves in the word of God and in God Himself.

Putting God first in all we do, acknowledging Him in all we do, gives Him the opportunity to guide us and us the opportunity to effectively learn His ways.

Then, when we are tested, we will know how to handle ourselves and ensure that we do not fail.

And even when we do make mistakes, we will know that we are NOT failures - that we are NOT counted out.

We will know what God says about us. We will KNOW that we are still His children. We are still more than conquerors. And we are STILL victorious!

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