Do Victories Always Lead to Testing? What No One Tells You

Do your greatest victories always seem to be followed by your hardest trials? In this daily devotion from Words From The Word, Pastor Roderick Webster opens the Scriptures to show us a pattern that too many believers miss — after every blessing, a testing often follows.Drawing from 1 Kings 19 and Mark chapter 6 (KJV), Pastor Webster walks us through the life of Elijah — a mighty prophet who went from calling down fire to hiding under a juniper tree — and the disciples of Jesus, who went from casting out devils and healing the sick to rowing against contrary winds in the dark of night.You might be asking:- Why does life get harder right after things seem to be going well?- Does God abandon us when the storm comes after the victory?- How do great men and women of God fall so suddenly?- Is it normal to feel alone even when you have seen God move?Key points from this devotion:- Behind many blessings come testings — this is a biblical pattern- The disciples experienced miracle after miracle before facing the storm- Jesus waited until the fourth watch to come to them — He was never absent- After every victory, a test of faith is coming — prepare your heart- God sees you toiling and will come walking to you in your stormLike, comment, share, and subscribe to stay encouraged in God's Word every day.#WordsFromTheWord #KJV #BibleDevotion #ChristianLiving #GoodNewsBaptistChurchStay connected with GNBC:🌐 Website: www.gnbcnetwork.orgCHAPTERS:0:00 Opening0:31 Never Alone — Song Reflection1:01 Elijah Running From Jezebel1:58 Blessings Are Followed by Testings2:50 Mark 6 — Disciples Sent Out With Power4:09 Disciples Report Back to Jesus5:02 Jesus Commands Them to Rest5:24 The Feeding of the Five Thousand6:57 Straightway — Into the Storm7:44 Contrary Winds After the Victory8:26 Wind Ceased — Jesus in the Ship9:06 After Every Victory Comes the Test