Testing God: Checking for Results

In the Is God Testable? series, I have discussed why it is necessary to test God, what it means to test God, and how to go about testing God. I have discussed the importance that faith plays in the process, why it is necessary to study God so that you can know His purpose, how to study God, where to study God, why fellowship with other Christians is important, how and why to incorporate prayer and meditation into your testing process, and why obedience is the ultimate test of God.

Now it is time to discuss the results. You’ve gone through the steps, and now you want to know if your test is proving God’s faithfulness or not.

Let me say from the outset that if you find yourself doubting, especially now that you’ve gone through the steps in full, that it does not necessarily mean the test has failed. It could mean that you simply did not set out to test God and therefore did not put your whole being into it. That is not a real test.

So, what does constitute a real test of God?

Successfully Testing God Always Leads to Positive Results

First, I’d like to say that a positive result, when testing God, does not necessarily mean happiness and success in life as measured by the amount and value of material possessions you can acquire. A lot of people would…