This is Only a Test

Thursday, October 7, 2021

When believers go through tests, they often say, "Pray for me, I'm being tested. I'm going through a trial!" We tend to think these trials are bad things. But a trial is a test. And a test means there's purpose behind it. When you're going through a test, it's only a test. Boot camp is not real war. The Emergency Broadcasting Test you see on television is not real but a test, a simulation. So when you're going through a problem or tribulation in the Lord, it's also simulation. You might think the simulation seems real, but it has to be, otherwise it wouldn't be a true test. A test from God always has a purpose behind it. Therefore, it's ultimately not a problem. It's something for your good, to move you ahead and to prepare you for greater things. Don't complain about your test, trial or tribulation - know that you're blessed and seek the blessing that the problem, the test, will lead you to and you'll look back and say "This is the blessing it led me to." And all the while, it was only a test!"

From Message #996 - How to Pass the Test