Prodigal:  I think this is a hint.

Me:  A hint that I should be like a lion?

Prodigal:  Of course!

This is from the book Abraham by Chuck Swindoll

A test usually makes us feel vulnerable.  We get weak.  We begin to panic.  We try to find safety in the familiar.  We avoid taking risks.  But tests of faith call for boldness.  You may have heard it said that “God never gives us more than we can handle.”  That’s absolutely wrong!  He frequently challenges us to trust Him more by giving us far more than we can handle on our own.  He wants us to turn to Him in desperation and ask for His assistance.  He’s always willing to help, but He wants us to recognize our need and to want Him.

Ultimately, what kept me going through the difficult transition was trust.  I knew God would not lead me someplace only to back off and let me self-destruct.  I discovered that my determination to lean on Him and draw my strength from Him always paid off.  He provided inner confidence and creative ideas that prove essential.

You have been in tough test before and God was always faithful.  Do not focus on fear but on the joy that will come in the morning.

I am crucified with Christ:  nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me:  and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me.

Galatians 2:20

Jennifer Van Allen

www.theprodigalpig.com

www.faithincounseling.org