--- title: "12 God Test Quotes by 11 authors" description: "Browse 12 God Test quotes by 11 authors. Discover the best God Test sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/873/john-calvin-490_faith_if-god-were-not-to-test-us-there-would-b_1354443.jpg" --- > [If God were not to test us, there would be no patience.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-calvin/if-god-were-not-to-test-us-there-would-be-no-patience/) [John Calvin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-calvin/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/873/john-calvin-490_faith_if-god-were-not-to-test-us-there-would-b_1354443.jpg) > [“Fossils were placed there by God to test our faith. - U.S. congressman Paul Broun”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dan-brown/fossils-were-placed-there-by-god-to-test-our-faith-u-s-congressman/) [Dan Brown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dan-brown/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/684/dan-brown-203_faith_fossils-were-placed-there-by-god-to-test_131743.png) > [We're all in a test. With or without God, we're in a test.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-henrik-clarke/we-re-all-in-a-test-with-or-without-god-we-re-in-a-test/) [John Henrik Clarke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-henrik-clarke/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/55e/john-henrik-clarke-2865_god_we-re-all-in-a-test-with-or-without-god_2865599.png) > [Do not put the LORD your God to the test...](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/do-not-put-the-lord-your-god-to-the-test/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9a0/anonymous-1_god_do-not-put-the-lord-your-god-to-the-test_544861.jpg) > [“The things we go through, the trials and tribulations; they're there to test out faith. God is always with us, but he…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marcia-m-edwards/the-things-we-go-through-the-trials-and-tribulations-they-re-there-to/) [Marcia M Edwards](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marcia-m-edwards/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1b7/marcia-m-edwards-22368_faith_the-things-we-go-through-the-trials-and_1579966.jpg) > [“And besides, thought Yoshida, If it was all right for God to test man, why was it wrong for man to test…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/haruki-murakami/and-besides-thought-yoshida-if-it-was-all-right-for-god-to-test-man/) [Haruki Murakami](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/haruki-murakami/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b88/haruki-murakami-21_quote_and-besides-thought-yoshida-if-it-was-al_1894072.jpg) > [Trust in God in any test that He puts you through, for every occasion you go through tightens your relationship with Him.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/trust-in-god-in-any-test-that-he-puts-you-through-for-every-occasion/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/884/anonymous-1_faith_trust-in-god-in-any-test-that-he-puts-yo_2424575.jpg) > [God will test you because He wants you to mature. He wants you to develop a walk with Him that is not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/greg-laurie/god-will-test-you-because-he-wants-you-to-mature-he-wants-you-to/) [Greg Laurie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/greg-laurie/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ec4/greg-laurie-5183_christian_god-will-test-you-because-he-wants-you-t_2838845.jpg) > [I believe Christians often perceive obedience to God as some test designed just to see if we’re really committed to Him. But…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/craig-groeschel/i-believe-christians-often-perceive-obedience-to-god-as-some-test/) [Craig Groeschel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/craig-groeschel/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5c1/craig-groeschel-1762_believe_i-believe-christians-often-perceive-obed_105253.png) > [That time, when you have no hope left just accept that challange. Remember, It is God's test, he is still there looking…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/akshansh-thakur/that-time-when-you-have-no-hope-left-just-accept-that-challange/) [Akshansh Thakur](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/akshansh-thakur/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f80/akshansh-thakur-79995_hope_that-time-when-you-have-no-hope-left-jus_2358823.jpg) > [Dinosaur fossils? God put those there to test our faith." Thank God I'm strapped in right now here man. I think God…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-hicks/dinosaur-fossils-god-put-those-there-to-test-our-faith-thank-god-i-m/) [Bill Hicks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-hicks/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/394/bill-hicks-970_believes_dinosaur-fossils-god-put-those-there-to_2725738.jpg) > [“We are not going to do the "does God test people" topic complete justice here because it's complicated, but a fair, brief…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elizabeth-laing-thompson/we-are-not-going-to-do-the-does-god-test-people-topic-complete/) [Elizabeth Laing Thompson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elizabeth-laing-thompson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/480/elizabeth-laing-thompson-12733_justice_we-are-not-going-to-do-the-does-god-test_548249.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/god-test/#itemlist", "name": "God Test Quotes", "numberOfItems": 12, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "If God were not to test us, there would be no patience.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "John Calvin" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-calvin/if-god-were-not-to-test-us-there-would-be-no-patience/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/873/john-calvin-490_faith_if-god-were-not-to-test-us-there-would-b_1354443.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/873/john-calvin-490_faith_if-god-were-not-to-test-us-there-would-b_1354443.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/873/john-calvin-490_faith_if-god-were-not-to-test-us-there-would-b_1354443.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“If God were not to test us, there would be no patience.” — John Calvin", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Fossils were placed there by God to test our faith. - U.S. congressman Paul Broun”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Dan Brown" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dan-brown/fossils-were-placed-there-by-god-to-test-our-faith-u-s-congressman/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/684/dan-brown-203_faith_fossils-were-placed-there-by-god-to-test_131743.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/684/dan-brown-203_faith_fossils-were-placed-there-by-god-to-test_131743.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/684/dan-brown-203_faith_fossils-were-placed-there-by-god-to-test_131743.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Fossils were placed there by God to test our faith. - U.S. congressman Paul Broun” — Dan Brown", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "We're all in a test. 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I…” — Bill Hicks", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 12, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“We are not going to do the \"does God test people\" topic complete justice here because it's complicated, but a fair, brief summary would be this: Yes, God sometimes tests us (Deuteronomy 13:3, I Chronicles 29:17). But by God tests us, we don't mean He puts us through trials to see if we will fail (even secretly hoping we will fail). No, when God tests us, He is looking to find out what is in our hearts. He is looking to expose strength and weakness, to show us where we are and where we need to grow. His tests are not so much like a driver's license exam - you pass or fail - but like the diagnostic test a car manufacturer does on the cars themselves before releasing them into the world. 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