“We glory in tribulation also: knowing that tribulation worketh patience; And patience, experience; and experience hope.” Romans 5:3,4
“God left him, to try him, that he might know all that was in his heart.” II Chron. 32:31
“A gentleman once asked George Muller how to have strong faith, and that mighty man of God, whose faith has for many years been a world-wide marvel, replied:’The only way to learn strong faith is to endure great trials. I learned my faith by standing firm amid severe testings.’” James made the same statement when he wrote: ”Count it all joy when you fall into divers temptations.” Why? “Knowing this, that the trial of your faith worketh patience.” You will perfect your faith through testings.
The Christian walk is like riding a bicycle; you are either pedaling forward or coasting backward. There is no standing still on a bike. If you desire your faith to increase, do not shrink from opportunities where your faith may be tried. Even sanctified believers will have trials of faith, and I suspect even more trials, because they are hungering and thirsting for more of God. The sanctified life is not a life of ease. It is a life of prayer and service. No matter the age or health of the believer, we must press on trusting God more and more.
As struggles and challenges arise, and they will, we should see each event as a stepping stone or opportunity to strengthen our faith by clinging to the Word of God, both the person of Jesus and the Holy Scriptures. We take comfort that He is with us and in us, and that will increase your faith!
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