Faith Tested

 

     Has your faith in God been tested? The Bible is clear. It will be tested. The testing of our faith produces good. So hard to understand when we doubt, when we wonder, when we suffer, when we ask, “why?”  And there are so many struggles in life that bring about the testing of our faith.

     God will be present through it all. Even at our bleakest moments, He will return us back to Him, and bring good things from the pain.

Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you have trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance. Let perseverance finish its work, so that you may be mature not lacking anything. James 1:2-4

     Have you persevered, wondering how you would make it? I know I have. When we come out on the other side of suffering, we find our faith has increased, our trust in Jesus made stronger, and our hope assured. Not easy. Would never ask for it. But God is good. All the time.

In all this, you greatly rejoice, though now, for a little while, you may have had to suffer grief in all kinds of trials. These have come so that the proven genuineness of your faith-of greater worth than gold, which perishes even though refined by fire-may result in praise, glory and honor when Jesus Christ is revealed. 1 Peter 1:6-7

     Rejoicing in grief? I am certainly not there yet. But faith remains through it all. All to the praise, glory and honor of Jesus.

Lord,

Make Your powerful presence known to those in deep suffering right now. May they feel the comfort and peace and hope that only You provide. This fallen world is filled with imperfect people, with all kinds of trials, but our hope is in You.

In Jesus name,

Amen