THE CHARACTER TEST!

“Until the time came to fulfill his dreams, the Lord tested Joseph’s character.” Psalm 105:19

The Lord uses each of us in different ways. There will be times in our lives where we will be on top of the world. Everything will seem to be perfect and all that we do and think does nothing less than encourage us and make us stronger and stronger. However, there will be other times when our Lord will provide us opportunities to build our character and our faith. There will be the fires of life that will present themselves in front of us and we must show our ability to be overcomers. There will be doubt, sadness, fear, anxiety and many other times where our abilities to overcome will be tested. As we follow Christ, we must be strong. Our God wants us to show our trust in him. As we are confronted with the anxieties of life we are to endure and grow in the strength of our Lord. We are to ace the test by leaning on the truths of Jesus and believe that we receive the promises he has provided throughout centuries. We are to remember to pray in times of need. We are to depend upon his word for our way of life to be persistent in moving through all of the heat provided by this world. We are to overcome sadness with the joy of Jesus. We are to overcome fear with the strength of the faith we get from our Lord. We are to overcome anxiety by focusing on our Lord and not the things that are happening around us. When we do these things we pass the character test, just as Joseph did in his day. The time is coming soon when we all meet Jesus’ face to face. At that moment we will all want to hear him say, “JOB WELL DONE.” PRAISE THE LORD IN ALL THINGS!

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