(Be blessed by this post from guest contributor Leif Hetland)

WHY YOU ARE BEING TESTED

Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds…(James 1:2)

Is your life full of adversity?

Like you, I’ve been betrayed. Hurt. Had physical challenges, including a terrible car accident and fighting a tumor. I’ve endured financial crisis. Like you, I could make a list so long that someone reading it would need anti-depressants after reading it!

But despite these hardships, I can say with an honest truth that I am smiling, not frowning. I’ve become better, not bitter. I am shining, not whining. Like you, I’ve been hit down so many times. But let’s continue to rise up. I pray that even as you read these words, there would be a grace from God on your life to be relentless and never give up.

Fight relentlessly. Choose to love, because love never gives up. Love never fails. Don’t quit. Don’t cave in. It will be well worth it in the end. We have no control over others, but we do have control over ourselves. We make the decision to fight, or to quit.

My heart is to see everything that God has placed within you to finish well. In my own life, I want to hear him say “Leif, you have pressed towards the goal for the prize that was set before you, and you have finished the race well. Well done, faithful servant.”

Friend, let’s consider it an honour and privilege when opposition comes against us. It is so interesting that hell would be so enamored to oppose us, or stop our destiny. Here is a new perspective: judging by how much hell wants to stop you, it is obvious you are so valuable and have been entrusted by the Father with so much!

Here is the one thing you must remember about being tested:

ONLY A WELL-TESTED PRODUCT HAS HIGH VALUE.

Like a high-performance car, or innovative technology, or architectural marvels–only that which is well-tested is proven to be valuable, reliable, and relentless.

You are great. You are called. My friend, consider it all joy when trials come against you. Your reliability continues to go up in value. My heart for you is that you will never give up, and you will finish well. You are being tested because you are valuable!

(Leif Hetland is founder and president of Global Mission Awareness. A forerunner in modern-day missions, Leif has brought the gospel into the most spiritually dark areas of the world. Over one million souls have been saved through his ministry. This post was first published at: www.globalmissionawareness.com/blog)