In order for faith to be strengthened, it must be refined by fire and as our faith is refined, our feelings will, if possible, undermine our faith. God allows Satan to test us for the purpose of demonstrating to Satan just how strong a believer’s trust in God is. It is Satan who does the damage to the extent allowed by God and our sometimes ill-equipped selves. God sets the maximum boundaries for the “allowable” limits of suffering we will endure; Satan pursues them to the max God does not wish us to suffer; However, He must test us as we need to be tested. Therefore the most critical and difficult testing which we will endure can be expected to involve those things, people, friends, family, etc. and issues which, from our perspective, are most highly prized, precious, valuable, esteemed and loved. Indeed, every essential value, belief, moral, attitude, motivation, world-view and perspective by which we live will be severely tested and, through such testing, leave us strengthened for God’s service. This is the ultimate focus of trial to strengthen our character. Before, during, and after testing, we ought to constantly examine in which ways our armor is weakened so as to prepare ourselves for the inevitable next–and greater–testing. The longer and more severe the testing, the more zealously we need to examine our armor. Youtube: A Stroke Survivor & His Praying Wife @Etroopsavage --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/pamelasavage/message