The Test

This is a test! It is only a test. For the next seventy-five years, give or take a couple of dozen, you will be gratified and irritated by every conceivable experience: some blessings and some trials. If you are in Christ Jesus you have already passed the final. The only way you can fail to graduate is by quitting. In school we feel like our teachers are trying to fail us with trick test questions. While some teachers may indeed be that sadistic, God is not. He desperately wants us to pass this test of life. He wants it so badly that he gave us all the answers ahead of time, and He doesn't even call it cheating. If we only study His Answer Book and apply its wisdom to our lives, no test will defeat us, and we'll pass this course with flying colors. And the graduation banquet will be out of this world!