Satan replied to the LORD, “Yes, but Job has good reason to fear God. You have always put a wall of protection around him and his home and his property. You have made him prosper in everything he does. Look how rich he is!”
Job 1:9-10, NLT

Satan attacked Job’s motives, saying that Job was blameless and had integrity only because he had no reason to turn against God. Satan wanted to prove that Job worshipped God, not out of love, but because God had given him so much. Satan accurately analyzed why many people trust God. They are fair-weather believers, following God only when everything is going well or for what they can get. Adversity destroys the superficial faith. But adversity strengthens real faith by causing believers to dig their roots deeper into God in order to withstand storms.

How deep does my faith really go? I put the roots of my faith down deep into God so that I can withstand any storm I may face.

I believe that God will not task me with anything that I cannot endure. Sometimes, I feel a little bit like Job. I may ask myself, “why must I deal with this?” In reality, what Job had to endure is likely far more than I will ever have to endure. Still, I pray for the strength and courage to endure anything I may face and I build upon my faith that God will be there for me to help me when I am most in need.