Definitely.darinhouston wrote:Do you suppose his faith came from the testing, or was shown from the testing? His initial response indicated he had a pretty strong faith already. Surely his faith grew from the experience, but it started out pretty sound. I wish I had even the faith he started with let alone the faith he ended up having.
I know from personal experience that my faith and endurance grows during each test. I must admit I do not always accept the test very readily and I wiggle around in it trying to excuse my way out. But soon after I settle in and take the ride to its completion. When I do it that way - and I had to learn to do it that way BTW - the ride is actually pretty enjoyable because I am then able to see the end result. Who likes being tested? Not me, but since I have to participate in it I might as well get all I can out of it.