{"id":3217,"date":"2021-02-04T03:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-02-04T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shop.honestreflections.net\/?p=3217"},"modified":"2021-01-25T16:31:31","modified_gmt":"2021-01-25T21:31:31","slug":"what-will-make-you-pass-the-test","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/2021\/02\/04\/what-will-make-you-pass-the-test\/","title":{"rendered":"What Will Make You Pass the Test?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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Daily Reading: <\/strong>Exodus 9-10 GW<\/a>; Psalms 105 GW<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe Lord\u2019s promise tested him through fiery trials<\/em><\/strong> until his prediction came true.\u201d<\/em><\/strong> (Psalm 105:19 GW)<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Faith makes passing tests possible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Today\u2019s scripture is referring to Joesph.  Jacob\u2019s favorite son had a dream that he would one day rule his brothers.   When he shared the news with his siblings, they weren\u2019t happy.  Joseph was a teenager when God gave him the vision. He endured many trials before his dream became a reality.  During all of that time, Joseph never lost faith in God.  When his brothers dumped him in a pit and left him for dead, he remained faithful.  When his boss\u2019s wife accused him of inappropriate behavior, his beliefs didn\u2019t waver.  While sitting in prison in horrible circumstances, Joseph was loyal to his God.  Fiery trials were part of Joesph\u2019s journey, and they are part of ours.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Every day, you have the choice of who you are going to follow.\u00a0 Having faith means choosing God over self. In other words, whose “want” is more important, yours or God’s?\u00a0 If I suffered what Joseph did, I don\u2019t know what I would do, nor do I want to find out.\u00a0 My trials are enough for me; I don\u2019t need someone else\u2019s.\u00a0 Walking with God isn\u2019t an insurance policy; it\u2019s a relationship.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Faith Self-Validates<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Validation means checking or proving the accuracy of something.  Self-validation is proving it to yourself.  Only when you take steps of faith will you find the validity that comes from them.  As you put into practice Jesus\u2019s teachings, you\u2019ll have no problem believing His existence in your life.  But if you don\u2019t try, you\u2019ll never know.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Every journey is one step at a time.  Before Jesus could fulfill His destiny on the cross, He had to walk out His ministry on earth.   One day, God will call each of us home, but until then, we\u2019re to walk by faith.  Whatever trials we face, we needn\u2019t fear.  Faith is key to passing any test.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Dear Lord, how precious is Your name.  Your faithfulness to us is never wavering.  Forgive us for when we doubt.  Instead, help us remain faithful no matter what the trial.  Like Joseph, help us fulfill our destiny one day at a time.  With each step of faith we take, draw us closer to You.  Keep us moving forward, don\u2019t let us get stuck in a moment.  Help us keep our focus on You, today and always.  In Jesus\u2019s Name, I pray. Amen<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Question for reflection<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

What is a step of faith you need to take today?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

2 minute read. Daily Reading: Exodus 9-10 GW; Psalms 105 GW \u201cThe Lord\u2019s promise tested him through fiery trials until his prediction came true.\u201d (Psalm 105:19 GW) Faith makes passing tests possible. Today\u2019s scripture is referring to Joesph.  Jacob\u2019s favorite son had a dream that he would one day rule his brothers.   When he… Continue reading What Will Make You Pass the Test?<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3217","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","without-featured-image"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3217","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3217"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3217\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3222,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3217\/revisions\/3222"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3217"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3217"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3217"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}