Life is a test
How we define life determines our destiny. Our perspective will influence how we invest our time, spend our money, use our talents and value our relationships.
To fulfill the purposes God made us for, we will have to challenge conventional wisdom and replace it with the biblical descriptions of life.
Bible says life is a test. God continually tests people’s character, faith, obedience, love, integrity and loyalty. God tested Abraham, God tested Jacob, God tested Adam and Eve, God tested David. God tested many others. Character is both developed and revealed by tests.
God constantly watches our response to people, problems, success, conflict, illness, disappointment. We will be tested by major changes, delayed promises, impossible problems, unanswered prayers, undeserved criticism and even senseless targets.
When we understand that life is a test, we realize that nothing is insignificant in our life. Even the smallest incident has significance for our character development. Some tests are overwhelming, while others we do not even notice. All tests have eternal implications.
1 Corinthians 10 : 13
There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it.
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