# Introduction Have you ever asked this question, why must i go through tests and trials as a Christian? Why does God allow trials to take place? What should a Christian do when faced with disappointment, disaster and despair when scripture teaches us that "all things work together for good to them that love God, to them, who are called according to His purpose (Roman 8:28)? # Why God allows trials and test 1. God loves you. 2. God wants our complete attention. 3. To humble us - 2 Cor. 12:7, Prov. 18:12 4. For discipline - Heb. 12:5-11, Prov. 3:11-12 5. To depend more on Him - 2 Cor. 12:9-10 6. To protect you from a bigger problem that you don't see coming - Ps. 121:5-8 7. Sharing in God's suffering - 1 Pet. 4:12-16 8. To build us up to develop character - Rom. 8:28-29, Phil. 1:6 9. It helps us to develop character - Rom. 5:3-6 10. It help build our faith in the Lord - James 1:2-6, Ps. 73:25-28 11. To remind us that it is God who is always in control - Luke 8:22-25 12. T...