The Purpose of Testing

Scripture:

Deuteronomy 8:2  "Remember how the Lord your God led you all the way in the wilderness these forty years, to humble and test you in order to know what was in your heart".

Observation:

This scripture reminds us why God tests us.  He told the children of Israel that He had led them for forty years in the wilderness for a purpose.  He wanted to humble them and to know what was in their heart.  What is in the heart comes out when there is testing and things don't go right for us.  His purpose...to know what is in your heart.

Application:

Sometimes we go through tests that we don't understand.  God may be testing us to humble us and to know what it in our hearts.  When the pressure goes up, the heart gets revealed.  Hidden motives get revealed when testing takes place.  Before God can trust us with more, He has to know we are humble and that our inside matches our outside.  He wants to know what is in our heart.  Let's not despise testing.  Let's realize that God tests us, then when we pass the test, we walk into a new season of His blessing.

Prayer:

Lord, let me see every test as a preparation for blessing.  Help me pass my tests as well and not get frustrated in the process.  Let my heart be pure before You and when it is tested, let there be pure gold.

Yours,
Jeff