Any product that comes out of a manufacturing factory, will have to undergo a stringent quality control check. This is to ensure that all the processes put in place, to produce a product of quality, are adhered to. The same applies to Christians, and our walk with the LORD. We are tested and tried to ensure that the final product, that we will become, is good and acceptable according to the standards of the Kingdom of God.
So, if life is difficult, and struggles and storms are surrounding us, let us not lose our heart. The LORD is working on us, in chipping and chiselling us, into the image of His Son, and our Saviour, the LORD Jesus Christ. This is aim and the goal of Christian discipleship. This is good for us.
Also, *all the trials and tests help us to learn to trust God, and to place our faith in Him, and walk faithfully and obediently, in the way he has asked us to. This is also good and necessary for our enrichment as a Christian.
Such tests and trials are not easy and pleasant to endure. But let us take heart, from the fact, that the LORD is with us in this process. May the LORD help us through all our struggles and storms.
"God will test you because He wants you to mature. He wants you to develop a walk with Him that is not based on your fluctuating emotions, but on your commitment to Him as you learn to walk by faith."