Promoted

God blesses those who patiently endure testing and temptation. Afterward, they will receive the crown of life that God has promised to those who love him.

James 1:12

Testing, it happens to everyone. Be it in school or in college or in workplace or in business, we all undergo testing or scrutiny to make sure we are fit for the job, for the environment, trustworthy for the business contract, eligible for the profession. The more you are tested, the greater is the nature of work you do. For example, to work as a medical professional, you undergo rigorous training and testing. It takes longer years to come out of the medical school and actually start a practice, and all through those years you are tested and tried. So that you come stronger and fit to deliver.
The same happens in our spiritual life. Before giving the blessing that we are asking God, He makes us undergo training and testing. He wants us to be ready and capable of handling the blessing.
Without this training and testing, we wouldn't be ready and wouldn't be able to handle the blessing, it will only spoil us and will destroy us.
God knows this very well. And that is why He allows these testing and temptation. It is for our own good.
It develops our character, faith, makes us stronger, bold, makes us walk like Christ, makes us get closer to Him than ever before and when we are developing all these good things, we become ready to receive the blessing, we get promoted and receive the blessing which will not harm us but allow us to enjoy.
Today, are you going through tough times, is life seems hard on you, are you feeling like you are stagnate and no improvement. Take courage, your blessing is on its way, and while you wait, realize you are under the test and this is the time for you to go more closer to God, read His Word like never before and do what it says, keep doing this and when the time of testing is done, you will receive the crown of life, you will be promoted and elevated, you will receive what you want. God does not tempt more than what we bear.