All the time he can see no other reason for what is happening than that God is against him and wishes to harm him. In such circumstances, faith has a work to do to hold onto the justice and mercy of God come what may. Satan has more doubts to pour on faith than we can think of. What is the point, we may ask, of faith constantly being tested? What should we do when faith seems so hard pressed that we begin to ask whether we are foolish to go on believing against such odds? Is there any value in exercising faith when it seems to be no more than blind adherence to God? Why do events seem to so contradict the justice of God that we can make no sense out of them? It is not always like this but there are times when faith is severely tried. It helps to know that we will be able to supply the answer ourselves when the trial is over and when we can see again the truth of all we have believed. Why were we so hard pressed? It was in order that the value of faith should be apparent to the honour of God. Faith could find a way through when nothing else could find a way through. Faith has taken on the world and sin and the devil and overcome. Faith was wise after all and did not give up when it appeared to be excessive.