God’s tests are most often pop quizzes. You don’t see them coming. If you knew you would be running late tomorrow morning, you’d prepare ahead of time. But that’s not a real test.
A real test hits your blindside. It tests the mettle of your theology, and often, it even seems to contradict it.
In the end, the pop quizzes we experience usually boil down to one thing.
If the expectations of our Christian life are that our faithfulness will result in uninterrupted safety, continual protection, and abundant provision, we will misunderstand God’s leading.
Consider:
You could make your own list, couldn’t you? So could I.
When these pop quizzes get dropped in our lives, it’s like catching a live grenade. We have a decision how we will react.
We can believe what is true or what is false.
God’s tests usually boil down to one thing: trust.
The pain of living in God’s will is nothing compared to the pain of living out of it. Wayne Stiles
Has the Lord handed you a pop quiz today? Are your struggling with the answers?
While you may never fully understand why God gives such pop quizzes, it is clear what He wants you to do in the midst of the test.
Even when God’s will is difficult, the solution will never be found outside God’s will. Wayne Stiles
Trust and obey. That much you will always know to do.
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