1Pet. 1:7 "so that the tested genuineness of your faith"..."may be found to result in praise and glory and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ. Though you have not seen him, you love him. Though you do not now see him, you believe in him and rejoice with joy that is inexpressible and filled with glory"...
I am, even now, wrestling with the temptation to fear the inevitable "trial" of my faith. It doesn't make sense for me to be afraid. It is doubtful I will have to face what Christians around the globe are facing as they face death for their faith in Jesus. It is unlikely that I will face something I've not faced before in some form. If I trust God for salvation it is only reasonable to trust him with the rough parts of life as well as life itself. I can't really do one without the other.
My real fear is, or should be, that I will, in some way, hide or obscure the fact that it is God that deserves any and all praise when my faith is found to be genuine. For had the Holy Spirit of God not sustained me I would surely falter and fail.
Just a few verses before this passage it is made clear that God caused my salvation by his mercy and his power alone sustains and guards it until Christ's return. My faith in God is given by God and for his glory. I am simply the tool. And a very blessed tool at that.
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