Tests

“And like gold that goes through fire, refine me Lord.” -1 Peter 1:6-7

"He’s just teaching us how to get back up in deep need of Him. It’s going to be tough, it’s going to be a pain that you may think that you’ll never get through. But we aren’t alone if we’ve got the greatest King as our Lord & Savior in our hearts. Because what may seem overwhelming at the time, God is already overcoming in your life. He allows us to go through the hurts, pains & disappointment not to punish us but to test our faith. To test if we’re really living for Him or pursing other things in our lives by voicing empty words that we can’t back up with our actions." -KnowGodKnowLove

“You, O king, saw a messenger, a holy one, coming down from heaven and saying, ‘Cut down the tree and destroy it, but leave the stump, bound with iron and bronze, in the grass of the field, while its roots remain in the ground. Let him be drenched with the dew of heaven; let him live like the wild animals, until seven times pass by for him." -Daniel 4:23

"You will not have to fight this battle. Take up your positions; stand firm and see the deliverance the LORD will give you, O Judah and Jerusalem. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged. Go out to face them tomorrow, and the LORD will be with you." -2 Chronicles 20:17

“There are some fires you can’t get out of- you’ve got to go through the fire - you’ve got to go through the flood - you’ve got to go through the test - you’ve got to go through the struggle that you might decrease and He might increase.” -T.D. Jakes

"If you are on a difficult spot, realize that God means for you to be where you are. If the Lord has carried you this far, He's not going to drop you now." -Lorryzel Badajos

"There is no easy walk to freedom anywhere, and many of us will have to pass through the valley of the shadow of death again and again before we reach the mountaintop of our desires." -Nelson Mandela

"God brings us into deep waters, not to drown us, but to cleanse us!" -Anonymous