The Quiet Test

Every time I start to feel like God isn’t there,
I remember something simple:

The teacher is always quiet during the test.

Silence doesn’t mean absence.
Sometimes it means you’re being trusted to keep going
with what you already know —
the truth you’ve learned, the faith you’ve practiced,
the strength you didn’t know you were building.

Because tests aren’t meant to feel easy.
They’re meant to reveal who you’re becoming.

Not in moments of certainty,
but in the quiet ones —
where you choose to stay faithful without being reminded why.

And maybe that’s the real work of the silence:
not to break you,
but to form something steady that lasts.


“Let endurance have its full effect, so that you may be mature and complete, lacking nothing.”
— James 1:4 (CSB)

One thought on “The Quiet Test

  1. This posting though shorter than most is still filled with a peaceful calming effect that invites a deep releasing exhale or sigh. The Teacher waits quietly while we sometimes struggle thru the tests that cause us to wonder about our faith though the moments are filled with promise. Love and prayers thru your journey. Always!

    Liked by 1 person

Leave a comment