We have had a rough season in our lives. There have been so many crises that we are still looking back in dismay. But the question is during this season, have we examined ourselves, our emotions, our thoughts, our actions, and our motives? Are we sure they measure up to God’s standards for His children? What if we were told that this was just the beginning of sorrows? Would we have passed even the first test? Or, what if we were told that this is all part of God’s strategy to bring us back in alignment with Him? Would that make it more palatable to us? Can we understand what God is saying to us?