Tests

A follower of Christ is bound to undergo many tests. Some might be hard, others ugly, and others very painful, each according to how much we yield to the flesh. One thing is for certain though: every single test is rewarding. Now the amount of the reward is determined by the attitude of our heart in the midst of these tests. And no matter how hard we try to appear good and obedient, no one can fool God who tests the hearts and minds of men.

"The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked; Who can know it? I, the Lord, search the heart, I test the mind, even to give every man according to his ways, according to the fruit of his doings." (Jeremiah 17:9-10)