Emphasis Preaching Journal

What does it mean to be tested?

Shirley was in her first year of University and for her, it literally was a year of firsts: the first time she'd lived away from home, the first time she'd lived in a city, and the first time she'd been away from the church she grew up in.
Once the initial excitement began to wear off she was lonely. She missed her family, her friends, her church and even her dog. Shirley did what she could to combat her loneliness. She joined a church, she phoned home often, and she spent more and more time with other students -- especially Brian.