I

Over the course of His work, ever since the beginning, God has set out trials for each person who follows Him, and these trials come in various sizes. There are those who have experienced the trial of being rejected by their families, and those who have experienced the trial of adverse environments; there are those who have experienced the trial of being arrested and tortured, those who have experienced the trial of being faced with choices, and those who have faced the trials of money and status. Generally speaking, each of you has faced all manner of trials. Why does God work like this? What sort of result does He seek? God wants to see whether or not this person is the type who fears Him and shuns evil.

II

When God is giving you a trial, and facing you with some circumstance or other, His intention is to test whether or not you are a person who fears Him and shuns evil. When you’re faced with a matter, God will observe you in secret, watching what choices you make, how you practice, and what thoughts you have. What God cares about the most is the end result, since it’s this result that will help Him to measure whether or not you have lived up to His standard in this particular trial. Everyone will face this kind of trial, because God is fair toward all people.

from The Word, Vol. 2. On Knowing God. How to Know God’s Disposition and the Results His Work Shall Achieve