In my imagination, I see… myself as a child riding a pink bike with a banana seat. The handle bars sport long plastic streamers and a basket. I am all by myself riding down the middle of a dazzling white gravel road through the center of my heart. Oh, no! An enormous boulder blocks the road! I pull a chisel from my basket and begin to chip away at it.

Now, My Lord Guide appears beside me. He’s wearing khaki shorts, a white t-shirt, an orange safety vest, goggles, and an orange hard hat. He’s barefoot. He winks at me. Then in slow motion, he leans over and pushes down a detonator plunger with both hands.

Boom! A deafening explosion fills the air with a cloud of dust. My ears are ringing and I’m coughing. I look around for my Way Maker to tell him thank you, but he’s not there. A clear path stretches out ahead of me in the bright sunshine. The boulder is completely gone! I pull a white lacy handkerchief out of the basket to scrub my face. Tossing the hanky to the ground, I hop on my bike and pedal away.

For no apparent reason, I glance back over my shoulder only to see My Lord Guide standing in the middle of the road. He collects the handkerchief and holds it to his heart, smiling sweetly to himself.

We all experience times of testing, which is normal for every human being. But God will be faithful to you. He will screen and filter the severity, nature, and timing of every test or trial you face so that you can bear it. And each test is an opportunity to trust him more, for along with every trial God has provided for you a way of escape that will bring you out of it victoriously.

1 Corinthians 10:13 TPT