are you being tested - part deux

Test come into our lives in different ways and forms. I don't like it when the come, but they do.

One of the tests that we struggle with in the kingdom is the "offense test." Jesus said, "Offenses will come."

We must be prepared, daily, to recognize that at work, at home, at school, wherever we may be, offenses will come.

So what is your tendency when an offense comes - when you are "offended?"

Do you get mad and hold it in and become bound by the person and their offense toward you? Do you let their bondage become your bondage?

Do you try to get even and make the situation worse?

Or do you get over it by practicing forgiveness?

Jesus said, "If you hold anything against anyone, forgive him, so that your Father in heaven may forgive you your sins."

Then there is the warfare test.

This test is for those who say that they are strong in the faith, but struggle when temptations and trials come their way.

The Bible tells us in Exodus 13:17, "When Pharaoh let the people go, God didn't lead them on the road through the Philistine coutnry, though that was shorter. For God said, "If they face war, they might change their minds and return to Egypt."

If God has called you to a goal, a mission in life (and He has), it's worth fighting for! So, toughen up!

It's a battlefield, not a bed of roses.

All of us must engage the enemy each day using every spiritual weapon we have.

Satan is out to steal every God-given blessing you have:

Your identity, testimony, integrity, family, calling and your future.

This test demonstrates your ability to continue in your vision even while you're experincing disappointment and opposition.

So remember this:

THE LEVEL OF ATTACK IS THE BEST INDICATOR AS TO THE LEVEL OF BLESSING THAT WAITS FOR YOU BEYOND THE ATTACK!