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Are you going through
a test? Tests demonstrate what you've
learned. Until you're tested you really
don't know what you know - and what you
don't know. Tests are opportunities to
prove your maturity and your potential.
So remember: a) you'll experience tests
at each stage of your growth b) your
goal in each case should be to pass the
test, otherwise you get to take it again
and again until you get it right c)
testing always precedes promotion.
Actually, it prepares you for it and
proves you're ready to handle it. If you
cheat, or try to copy somebody else's
answers you may temporarily seem to
succeed. But eventually time and
circumstances will reveal you for what
you are - someone who can't handle what
you manipulated your way into getting d)
self-promotion can never replace divine
promotion. So don't rush ahead of God;
wait, allow Him to open the door e) a
product cannot be safely and profitably
used until it's been thoroughly tested.
Neither can you. God's not a
hard-hearted parent who enjoys seeing
His children struggle through life's
tests. If He were to visit you in person
He'd probably say: 'I don't enjoy making
you go through this, but it's the only
way to prove you're ready for what's
ahead. Before I can use you greatly I
must test you thoroughly.' Generally
God's tests are about your character.
And like any good actor in a stage play
that doesn't go according to the script,
your job is to 'stay in character!'
Regardless of what anyone else does,
follow God's script for your life.
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