Test yourself before He does (lol)

Sometimes we're tested in the most harsh ways. What do you do? Recently I've been being tested in what I would call extreme ways. I have been so close to reaching my goals only to seemingly have them stretched further away. Obstacles showed up from nowhere and time was not at all on my time with deadlines to be met. This went on for about two weeks. I didn't know what to do. Of course with help from a great person I got through it but it wasn't easy at all. All I could do the whole time was pray and cry, or as I like to call it, send up liquid prayers. In the end everything turned out to be better than I could have ever imagined. I truly believe that the greater the test, the greater the reward. God definitely smiled upon me this week, after reminding me of some very important, possibly forgotten things, among those being that He will not give you more than you can handle. Remember your strength.  often forget their strength. They forget that they can handle a lot more than they're used to. You have to challenge yourself to get to the next step. Yes send your prayers up but you have to help him help you because if you don't your tests become greater and greater. Especially if you expect Him to do it all on His own. Yes, lessons will be learned but the reward will be well worth it.