Temptations test our faithfulness to God. I Corinthians 10:13 says, “No temptation has overtaken you except such as is common to man; but God is faithful…”  Trials test our faith. 1 Peter 1:7 says, “That the genuineness of your faith, being much more precious than gold that perishes, though it is tested by fire…”

Adversity tests our strength. Proverbs 24:10 says, “If you faint in the day of adversity, your strength is small.” Galatians 6:9 ~ not faint. Endurance is the test of our love. 1 Corinthians 13:7 says of love, “Bears all things, believes all things, endures all things.”

James 1:12 says, “Blessed is the man who endures temptation; for when he has been approved, he will receive the crown of life which the Lord has promised to those who love Him.” Hebrews 10:36 says, “For you have need of endurance, so that after you have done the will of God, you may receive the promise.”