Jesus laid aside the privileges and glory of His deity when He became a man. As a result, He had to face life’s trials and tests just as we do (Philippians 2:5-8). Like us, He had to exercise trust in God His Father. We see this in the story about Lazarus—Jesus deliberately delayed departing Bethany when He heard that Lazarus was sick. By waiting, He was exercising faith in His Father’s wisdom and power. Because of His faith, Jesus returned to a place where an attempt had been made on His life. Although we may not see clearly the end result of the trials we face, we can have confident faith in our Heavenly Father. We can trust God to glorify Himself and to work out His good purposes through us. Faith focuses on God, instead of life’s problems. — John 11:4