We are being tested regularly by God. God tests us because he loves us dearly and wants us to grow in grace and in the knowledge of him. So we must rejoice when being tested by the Lord. Being tested by God has been misunderstood by many. It is clear in the scriptures that God does test us. However, God does not send sickness, disease, or poverty into our lives to test us. Those things steal, kill, and destroy. Jesus is the Good Shepard who came to give us abundant life. He warned us in John