Trials can have a way of consuming us. They can eclipse the light and leave us in a dark place. Their noise can keep us from hearing heaven’s music. It is easy in these times to let the “feeling” of the test become emotionally central. Trusting God can see us through. Know that in these times of testing, we will eventually come out to a better spot. This hope keeps us from going down for the count, from throwing the towel in, and from just walking away from it all.
“Dear friends, don’t be surprised at the fiery trials you are going through, as if something strange were happening to you. Instead, be very glad—for these trials make you partners with Christ in his suffering, so that you will have the wonderful joy of seeing his glory when it is revealed to all the world” (1 Peter 4:12–13 NLT).
