Foundational Podcast

What do we do when trials come to test our faith? Do we trust God enough to leave the outcome in His hand, or do we grow anxious and try to seize control of the situation? Is God our first source of provision or our last-ditch effort at finding an answer? God tests our faith to produce patience and character; to cause our faith to grow even stronger in Him. Once while we were pastoring a small congregation, we had hired an individual to oversee our child care center. This person came with very high recommendations but it soon became apparent that there were some serious issues with integrity. How to Respond When God Tests Your Faith To make a long story short this person embezzled thousands of dollars, some of which were state and federal funds.   We became aware of the situation when the manager of our bank pulled my husband aside one day as he was making a personal deposit to ask why he was not returning his calls. We were completely unaware of his repeated attempts to contact the church office since all c