Trust Will Be Tested
SCRIPTURE: "Take your son, your only son—yes, Isaac, whom you love so much—and go to the land of Moriah. Sacrifice him there as a burnt offering on one of the mountains, which I will point out to you.” Genesis 22:1, 2
How do you feel about tests or what’s more commonly referred to as trials? Do they fill you with nail-biting anxiety, deep foreboding? If you belong to the Lord, they are designed to reveal to you what you really know about the subject at hand—in this case—the heavenly mandate given to us to walk by faith, not by sight God. Do you occasionally ponder how unshakable your trust in Him is? In the above Scripture, I am certain that when Abraham passed the test God had given him—i.e., to trust Him with the life of his long-awaited son, Isaac-- Abraham’s capacity to trust God stretched to even deeper depths than he’d ever experienced before.
Our response to threatening trials or tests that spring up “suddenly” and unforeseen expose the true capacity of our heart to trust our Savior. They reveal our retention of past spiritual lessons, and our level of preparedness for future trials. More importantly, they sensitize us, if we’re paying attention, to the God-ordained likelihood of possible retakes! Whom the Lord loves He certainly chastens.
You’ve likely heard it said that our capacity to trust God is more likely to grow during seasons of testing, than in seasons of calm. So what should be our take on these inescapable life encounters called “tests” or trials? A renewed pursuit of walking by faith requires that we prepare as much as possible our heart and mind for tests and adversities before they arrive on our doorstep. Someone has said that we must “Cultivate a deeper trust in the goodness of God than in the [uninterrupted] goodness of life.” In other words, make your peace with the sovereignty of God, and yes, keep on trusting His heart—even when we don’t “see” His hand in what may be unfolding in our lives.
PRAYER: Father God, as one faithful preacher often reminds his congregants, You know what You are working with in Your dealings with us. In Your mercy, help us to grow stronger in the trust department, for without faith, You tell us, it is impossible to please You. Thank You, in Jesus’ name; amen!
By Sis. Denise Diggs
Our response to threatening trials or tests that spring up “suddenly” and unforeseen expose the true capacity of our heart to trust our Savior. They reveal our retention of past spiritual lessons, and our level of preparedness for future trials. More importantly, they sensitize us, if we’re paying attention, to the God-ordained likelihood of possible retakes! Whom the Lord loves He certainly chastens.
You’ve likely heard it said that our capacity to trust God is more likely to grow during seasons of testing, than in seasons of calm. So what should be our take on these inescapable life encounters called “tests” or trials? A renewed pursuit of walking by faith requires that we prepare as much as possible our heart and mind for tests and adversities before they arrive on our doorstep. Someone has said that we must “Cultivate a deeper trust in the goodness of God than in the [uninterrupted] goodness of life.” In other words, make your peace with the sovereignty of God, and yes, keep on trusting His heart—even when we don’t “see” His hand in what may be unfolding in our lives.
PRAYER: Father God, as one faithful preacher often reminds his congregants, You know what You are working with in Your dealings with us. In Your mercy, help us to grow stronger in the trust department, for without faith, You tell us, it is impossible to please You. Thank You, in Jesus’ name; amen!
By Sis. Denise Diggs
Archive
2025
January
Prayer For A New Year 2025Prayer for A Heart Like Christ’sA PRAYER FOR HELP WITH OUR FAITHA Prayer of RepentanceA Prayer to Press OnPrayer For a Fragile Next GenerationPrayer For an Open HeartA Prayer For EndurancePrayer of Praise From the RedeemedPrayer For True EnlightenmentA Prayer: God is Waiting in the New YearSUNDAY MORNING PRAYERS with Pastor Wayne CockrellPrayer That Celebrates God’s WorkPrayer To See Things God’s WayPrayer of Thanks for God’s Keeping PowerPrayer When Faith is Tested: Accepting God’s WillPrayer of Dedication to Our LordA Prayer of Appreciation and WorshipSUNDAY MORNING PRAYERS with Pastor Wayne CockrellPrayer For Humble LivingPrayer for Greater Faith to Live for GodPrayer Against Our FeelingsPrayer to the ONE Who Knows All ThingsPrayer For Sight in the Midst of LossPrayer to be Better Lovers of All Kinds of PeopleSUNDAY MORNING PRAYERS with Pastor Wayne CockrellPrayer of Rekindled PraisePrayer According to Your WillPrayer for the Generations to ComePrayer For the Benefits of PrayerPrayer For a Fresh Awareness of the HOLY SPIRIT
February
The Celebration of Jerusalem’s Deliverance: The Festival of LightsSUNDAY MORNING PRAYERS WITH Pastor Wayne CockrellThe Gift of ForgivenessGreat Love Requires DisciplineFrom The 2024 Vault: We Must VoteHow Does God Love?Running Our RaceA Prayer of Thanksgiving to GodSUNDAY MORNING PRAYER with Pastor Wayne CockrellHeart to Heart with GodWill You Be Mine?Birthday Gifts for Pastor Wayne Cockrell.The Discipline of GodStop In the Name of LoveSUNDAY MORNING PRAYERS with Pastor Wayne CockrellApple of God’s EyeOne Thing NeededStriving Side by SideWhat’s Love Got to Do With It?An Unshakable LoveHis Love and Our WorkSUNDAY MORNING PRAYERS with Pastor Wayne CockrellAnchored in a Storm by the WordRenewing Your MindI’m Delighted in the LordWe are FamilyFAITH, ALIVE
March
Where is Your Faith?SUNDAY MORNING PRAYERS with Pastor Wayne CockrellGod’s Prayer for MePraise to God in His Holiness and MajestyThank You, But Lord, I Got ThisSound the AlarmBEAUTIFULLY, POWERFULLY, GRATEFULLY RENEWEDThe Imperative to Obey and WorkSUNDAY MORNING PRAYERS with Pastor Wayne CockrellWeapons for SinBeware the Ides of MarchAn Expectation that Won’t DisappointWhere Does Jesus Say in Your Bible, 'I am God. Worship Me’?Given GiftAre You My Enemy?SUNDAY MORNING PRAYERS with Pastor Wayne CockrellListening for God’s Voice and DirectionsA Good Faith SystemThe Road Not TakenBelieving God’s PromisesLOVE LOVEPraise God for WitnessesSUNDAY MORNING PRAYERS with Pastor Wayne CockrellIn Captivity, But Still In His PlansYour Will Be DoneTHE WAY TO THE FATHERLife LessonsI Never Knew YouWhere do You Stand?SUNDAY MORNING PRAYER with Pastor Wayne CockrellCaregiver, Doulos, Friend
April
FIVE YEARS LATER: Believe and ObeyFIVE YEARS LATER: - More Of HimFIVE YEARS LATER: - Idle WordsAnchored in the Storm by the WordInevitable ChangeSUNDAY MORNING PRAYERS with Pastor Wayne CockrellLet the Redeemed Say SoAre We 'DONE' Yet?You Better Shop AroundGear Up for The JourneyReviving My Spiritual Temple
Recent
Trust Will Be Tested
September 16th, 2025
Are You There, God? It’s Me, Margaret
September 15th, 2025
SUNDAY MORNING PRAYER with Pastor Wayne Cockrell
September 14th, 2025
A Change Gonna Come
September 13th, 2025
The Battle is Won
September 12th, 2025
Walking with Purpose
September 11th, 2025
Ouch Lord You’re Maturing Me
September 10th, 2025
TELL SOMEBODY
September 9th, 2025
A Woman’s Place is a Place of Worth to Christ
September 8th, 2025
SUNDAY MORNING PRAYERS with Pastor Wayne Cockrell
September 7th, 2025
1 Comment
Amen! I am guilty. Thank you for the reminder to always trust the Lord.