In life the tests never end...in fact our life is a test!Today's Scripture:
Whenever trouble comes your way, let it be an opportunity for joy. For when your faith is tested, your endurance has a chance to grow. So let it grow, for when your endurance is fully developed, you will be strong in character and ready for anything. If you need wisdom - if you want to know what God wants you to do - ask him...But when you ask him, be sure that you really expect him to answer, for a doubtful mind is as unsettled as a wave of the sea that is driven and tossed by the wind.
James 1:2-6
The remembrance of test-taking days in school send chills down most spines. Entering your professional career may not bring test reprieve. Salesman and people in food service take new product knowledge tests, and doctors , nurses and educators complete Continuing Education courses, and most other careers require some type of assessment or fitness report to ensure professional standards are being kept up to par. The tough thing about tests is that you are expected to perform on your own with no help from the instructor. It is that "Get-R-Done" attitude that demands doing whatever it takes. It is nearly impossible to remember everything that you studied, and some questions posed on the exam are difficult to interpret. Your required independence only adds to your stress.
Life also gives tests. There are times in life when you get into trouble. Sometimes your choices cause your problems for you. Often, you have no control over the problems you find yourself in. Some of us even feel at times in our life that trouble and problems seem to find us. In either case, it is challenging to be glad about problems in life.
But the thankfulness comes in passing the tests of life.
God allows difficulties to come in life to prove your faith, not only to him but to you, too.
Unlike in school and career, you can get help during life's exams. You do not have to wait until the test is over to ask for clarification or assistance. You can ask God to help you understand the lessons of life in which you are being tested. He will even give you the answers to the problems on the tests if you only ask for his wisdom.
Selah people' and friends if you have a life test, view it as an opportunity to assess your character. Identify an area in which you see marked growth or the need for more learning.
"Join me and our brothers and sisters in Christ as we continue to learn life's lessons and grow in our spiritual walk with the Lord."
Your pastor,
Rev Patrick Muston ~ Via Mobile: Westbrook Park ~ Mount Olive, NC
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