God tests us with stress before He trusts us with success.
Some prayers are answered immediately, but others take weeks months, or even years. You probably already know this to be true. But the good news is while we’re praying for God’s answer, you’re going to learn some things that we can’t learn any other way.
In the waiting, there is a blessing. I prayed for my marriage to be successful for years. But he answered. One thing I’ve learned over the years is God will heal us spiritually before He will heal any other part of us. While I was working on the prayer, God was working on me.
When you are going through trials, do ever why are your ever going through it? It’s for testing and purification. As you pray about your situation over and over again, you face tests that reveal more about you.
God says in Zachariah 13:9, “I will refine them like silver and purify them like Gold.”
Gold is tested by putting it in a big vat and heated until it gets so hot that all the impurities are burnt off. Metalsmiths know when gold and silver are put when they can see their reflection in them.
God can see His reflection in you when all the impurities have burned out of your life. After you have been through the fire, He says that, He done the testing and purification.
“They will call on my name and I will answer them” – Zachariah 13:9
Answered prayer comes after the test. Before the blessing, there is testing. God tests us with stress before He trusts us with success. These are the principles of persistent prayer.
During the tests we learn a lot about ourselves. If we give up praying, we’re never going to learn the lessons that help us become more like Jesus.
It’s not until we pass the testing, that our blessings will come.
From Pity to Praise 