By faith, Abel...

This is the third installment in the series on faith. The reader can view the first two pieces below.

Hebrews 11.4 says, "By faith Abel offered unto God a more excellent sacrifice than Cain, by which he obtained witness that he was righteous, God testifying of his gifts: and by it he being dead yet speaketh." Much can be said of the entire verse but the heart of this believer jumped at these words; "God testifying of his gifts..."
God testified of his gifts!  Is there anything in the life of the believer writing this blog that would cause the Lord God, Himself to "testify" of me?
The scripture in the book of Job comes to mind.  "And the Lord said unto Satan, Hast thou considered my servant Job, that there is none like him in the earth, a perfect and an upright man, one that feareth God, and escheweth evil?" (Job 1.8)  It is evident that the Lord watches us from His high, almighty Throne.  Just as a father is proud of his children who excel, so, the Lord seems to be the same when His child excels in faith.
Of course, we know the rest of the story, how Satan says "of course he does well, You've put a hedge around him." (Job 1.10) Then, the Lord gives Satan permission (this part is important) to touch everything in Jobs life, except his life.
But I digress, how is the faith of Abel like this?  Whatever the trials in the life of Abel, we may ascertain that his Heavenly Father was proud of how he handled difficult circumstances by the words uttered in Heb 11.4 about him.  The scripture explains the end result of his faith when Abel, at the teaching of his earthly father, obeyed the principle of tithing. "And Abel, he also brought of the firstlings of his flock and of the fat thereof. And the Lord had respect unto Abel and to his offering:" (Gen 4.4)
Because Able, by faith, obeyed the principle of tithing, the writer said "God testif(ied) of his gifts..."
The songwriter put it this way;     "I want my Lord to be satisfied with me.
                                                 I want my life to be what He’d have it be.
                                                 And when I come to that great eternity.
                                                 His smile will say He is satisfied with me."

 Is the Lord satisfied with you?  Does He "testify" of you to whosoever He will?