Jenifer gilley check out my blog http://claudastar.blogspot.com/ AIM: jenibear1998 msn [log in to unmask] ----- Original Message ----- From: "Linda Gosse" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Friday, August 11, 2006 10:10 AM Subject: The Word For Today: Friday August 11th > "DON'T BE SURPRISED...THAT YOU ARE GOING THROUG TESTING." ( 1 PETER 4:12 > CEV ) > > TESTING...TESTING > > Have you ever had a teacher tell you at the beginning of a school term > that there would be tests without any warning? Sometimes they're called > "pop quizzes." Maybe you didn't like it, but at least you knew to be > prepared by doing your homework and completing your assignments on time. > You understood the tests were coming, so you couldn't say you hadn't been > warned. God operats on the same principle. His Word says, "Dont be > surprised...that you are going through testing." Now, God's tests aren't > necessarily ones you'd have chosen for yourself because they never seem to > come at the right time and always test you in your weakest areas. That's > because they're not for the teacher's benefit; they're for yours! The > tests of life are designed to sharpen us mentally and strengthen us > spiritually. When tests come, and they will, you've got two choices. One: > act like a victim and complain that you've been singled out and unfairly > treated. Two: let them teach you more about > yourself-and the God you serve. Have you ever worked out in a ghy? You can > use tests as resistance, the kind you push against to grow stronger. Or > you can walk around feeling sorry for yourself-and stay spiritually unfit > and flabby. Here's a comforting thought: God will never give you more than > you can handle or a test you can't pass. His Word says He'll "never let > you down...let you be pushed past your limit; He'll always be there to > help you > ( 1 Co 10:13 TM ). So the Word for today is-be prepared! The test could > come at any time. > > > > Linda("The Prayerwarrior/Angel") (\o/) > email: [log in to unmask]