We Should Love Tests

Psalm 11:5 "The Lord tests the righteous...."

It seems to me the above verse should include a question mark, as in....The Lord tests the righteous?  At first it doesn't seem fair, or make sense, shouldn't the Lord be testing the unrighteous and letting the righteous take a nap or go on vacation?  None of us enjoys trials, but as we review our lives we can see one test after another.  Don't feel alone or singled out in this, understand that when tested you are in good company.  We see in the Bible that none of the great men and women of faith lived trial free lives.  It has be said that faith that hasn't been tested, isn't faith.  It is important for us to understand that testing is good for us.  The Lord does not test us to make us miserable or to fail us, but to instruct, mature, and grow us up.  There may be pain in the trail you are in right now, but know that the Lord has allowed it, and will see you through it.  Best of all this is not a meaningless test, it is part of the good work He has begun in you, and is being used to conform you more into the perfect image of Jesus.