Faith tested

Ken Davis was a young youth pastor working on his college degree. In one of his college courses he had to share a speech and demonstrate his beliefs on the subject. He had to prove that the theory was true and sell his teacher and classmates on it. He chose the law of the pendulum.
The law of the pendulum states that because of energy if a pendulum is raised to a certain height and allowed to swing freely to the other side and back it would not return to the previous spot and each time it would swing a slightly lower height.
Well, he came to class that day with his lesson in place, ready to share with the class. He shared his speech and then took a ball bearing tied to a string and fastened it to teh middle of the board with a thumb tack. He raised to ball to one side and let it go, each time it swung to his side he made a mark on the board and each time it was slightly lower than the one before, this proved the law of the pendulum to be true. But, just to have a little fun he knew some of the guys doing the construction on a new building outside just accross the parking lot. He had them take some 500lb test parachute ropes and tie them to a large steel beam in the building. Then, he took about 200lb of weights and tied them to the end of the ropes and left them. He invited his professor and the class over to the new building and had his professor stand up against the wall, then he had several classmates help him swing pull the weights over against the professor's chest. Then he asked the class do you believe the law of the pendulum to be true? "Yes" they all responded. Then he asked his professor the same thing with a yes as a response. They let the weights go, they swung down accross the room and over to the other side and as they began their return swing the professor jumped about 20 feet over to the side and out of the path of the weights. Then, young Davis asked how many believed the law of the pendulum, the class was completely unsure.
Job 2:7-9 says, "So Satan went out from the presence of the LORD and afflicted Job with painful sores from the soles of his feet to the top of his head. Then Job took a piece of broken pottery and scraped himself with it as he sat among the ashes. His wife said to him, 'Are you still holding on to your integrity? Curse God and die!'"
Job was backed up against the wall, and his faith and beliefs were being tested. In life we will face the same tests, and it's only when our faith is tested that it is truly faith. Everyone believes when things are great, when there are not trials or tribulations, faith kicks in when everyone else gives up. Like that professor we have 2 choices when truly tested.
1. We can run away and let our faith look weak to teh world, or 2. we can stand firm knowing that God is allowing our faith to be strengthened by the test in front of us. Well. Job chose to sit quietly for the end of his faith testing, even when his wife gave up he clung to the one thing he knew would never fail him. His personal relationship with God.
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