Most of us, I think, try to do everything in our power to avoid adding more obstacles to our lives.

And yet, still they come.

On Monday I shared one reason why I feel like we sometimes have to suffer through “pointless” trials.

And today I want to talk about the other reason.

My heart gets so heavy every time I read this scripture:

“I have heard their prayers, and will accept their offering; and it is expedient in me that they should be brought thus far for a trial of their faith.” D&C 105:19

This group of saints had just marched from Ohio to Missouri.

They had hoped to relieve their brothers and sisters from their suffering. They wished for a big battle with God on their side. They had suffered quite a bit on their own while making the journey.

And now… they were being sent back home without any final ending to their march with the insight that this had all been for a “trial of their faith”.

What trials has your faith had to endure?

It can be easy to sit in a nice church with people who are our friends and say that we believe in God and Jesus.

It can be a lot more difficult to do that when you don’t feel like you have any friends.

When you are suffering physically and emotionally.

When you feel like you aren’t doing anything important.

When someone you love is taken from you.

Does your faith stay?

Was it really rooted in nice people and pleasant experiences?

Or is it faith that seems to say, “Come what may!”

God knows how deep our faith really is.

So then why do we have to experience a trial of our faith sometimes?

I think WE need to know just how far our faith will carry us.

I think we are the ones who need to see what it’s really like to actively choose faith every day, even when it’s difficult.

The trial of our faith is for our benefit, to give us more knowledge about what we really believe, deep down.

What do you think? Have you experienced trials you felt were meant to just try your faith?

Happy Studying!

-Cali Black

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