2361) As a thinking teenager immersed in the church, there were many times I would challenge the teaching I received there or youth group. I’d listen and then think about the words in the hours afterward.

I didn’t realize then that I was doing just what Jesus stated in John 7:17. Here, Jesus says, anyone who chooses to do the will of God will find out whether my teaching comes from God or whether I speak on my own. (NIV)

To repeat the words of a professor I had in Bible college, test God’s words. Live specifically by what he says and see if your life runs better. Testing isn’t something you do because you lack faith; it is a result of faith.