Pop Quiz Hot Shot!

So in my new job, I'm a Proctor (Test Admisitrator), I watch people take exams, most of these people are in the financial and medical field.

From the moment they come in to the office to take their exam to the moment they finish and leave those front doors, these people are TENSE. I thought one guy was going to vomit all over me when I asked him his name and what exam he came to take!

So I started thinking last week as I was watching these people literally pull their hair out, clench their fists, shake their heads, shake their legs and sweat it out in front of their computer... Is this how I react to a test that the Lord gives me??

And the answer is YES.

I have been given the material to study (The bible), I have access to tutors (My mentors) and the Teacher is willing to spend one on one time with me on what I don't understand (Jesus). So here comes the test... And the truth of the matter is that I don't ALWAYS pass, EVEN THOUGH I KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER.

And I know that when I don't pass a test from the Lord, EVENTUALLY it's going to come back again so that i can pass and grow.

How can someone on a game go to the final round?? They have to PASS all the other levels...

I know that when a test comes my way, I don't always want to do the right thing, my flash doesn't want to. To be submissive, to give a gentle response, to think on things that are true. etc. You get me drift.

So here is the battle, to live out the truth, pass the tests and to REPRESENT Christ in ALL you DO, SAY or THINK.

I don't want to go through the toughness of a test, stress the living daylights out of myself and end up failing. No es Bueno.

Here is my prayer for today.

Lord Jesus, I come before you in the Name of Jesus, thanking you for your love and mercy and for taking me out of my old lifestyle. I ask that you give me more wisdom and understand, boldness and strength to stand for your righteousness and to PASS every test of growth for you.

Thank you for all the people you surround me with and for always protecting me. I love you, and I want to show you that by obeying your word.

Until we talk again when i hit traffic on the freeway,

Amen.