GOD’S GRACE IS ENOUGH FOR SAD DAYS OF TRIAL…

Trial is the time when our faith is tested. In difficult times we can abandon Jesus or continue believing in him. The ordeal shows whether our love for Jesus is true or just a selfish and self-serving attitude.

No one likes to go through trials, but these moments help to mature and strengthen faith. Anyone who has overcome a trial finds more strength in Jesus. Suffering does not last forever and one day we will receive the reward for enduring the ordeal.

Happy is the man who perseveres under trial, because after being approved he will receive the crown of life, which God promised to those who love him.

James 1:12

My brothers, consider it a source of great joy when you face various trials, for you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance. And perseverance must have complete action, so that you may be mature and complete, lacking nothing. James 1:2-4

The Lord tests the righteous,

but the wicked and the one who loves unrighteousness,

  his soul hates it. Psalms 11:5

The crucible is for silver

and the furnace is for gold,

but the Lord tests the heart.

Proverbs 17:3

For you, O God, have put us to the test

and you refined us like silver. You made us fall into a trap

and upon our backs you laid burdens. You let the enemies ride

over our heads;

We passed through fire and water,

but to a place of plenty you brought us.

Psalms 66:10-12

In this you rejoice, even though now, for a little while, you must be grieved by every kind of trial. This happens so that it is proven that the faith you have, much more valuable than gold that perishes, even if refined by fire, is genuine and will result in praise, glory and honor, when Jesus Christ is revealed. 1 Peter 1:6-7

"Remember how the Lord your God led you all the way in the desert during these forty years to humble you and put you to the test, to know their intentions, whether they would obey their commandments or not.

Deuteronomy 8:2

Beloved ones, do not be surprised at the fire that arises among you to test you, as if something strange is happening. But rejoice as you share in the sufferings of Christ, so that when his glory is revealed you may also rejoice with great joy. If you are insulted because of the name of Christ, happy are you, for the Spirit of glory, the Spirit of God, rests on you. 1 Peter 4:12-14

I served the Lord with all humility and with tears, being severely tried by the conspiracies of the Jews. Acts of the Apostles 20:19

Those who fell on the stones are those who receive the word with joy when they hear it, but they have no root. They believe for a while, but give up at the time of trial. Luke 8:13

So, as the Holy Spirit says:

"Today, if you listen

your voice, do not harden your heart,

as in rebellion,

during the time of trial in the desert, where their ancestors

tried me,

putting me to the test,

despite, for forty years,

have seen what I did. Hebrews 3:7-9

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