A Time of Testing...

"David slayed the lion and the bear, then on to greater things (Goliath) . YOU MUST BE IN TRAINING BEFORE YOU BEGIN REIGNING. its time to past the test." - Gordon Winslow Sr. 

2 Corinthians 8:7-8 (KJV)

7  Therefore, as ye abound in every thing, in faith, and utterance, and knowledge, and in all diligence, and in your love to us, see that ye abound in this grace also.

8  I speak not by commandment, but by occasion of the forwardness of others, and to prove the sincerity of your love.

(ASV)

7  But as ye abound in everything, [in] faith, and utterance, and knowledge, and [in] all earnestness, and [in] your love to us, [see] that ye abound in this grace also.
8  I speak not by way of commandment, but as proving through the earnestness of others the sincerity also of your love.