Spiritual trial
Do not wait for the world to test your spiritual attainment - that time is too late. With meditation one can experience tests before they happen, and therefore not have to experience them.
Simply envision possible scenarios whereby your ego will be aroused, and how you will respond to them. This is not difficult to do - there are no shortages of upsetting possibilities in life. What will be the state of your mind if you learn that you have cancer, and will die within six months? What will your thoughts be doing if a mad gunman enters your home and holds a gun to your head?
You refrain from such activity, believing you have enough on your plate already. Are you so weak? Strive on! You suffer through yourselves, and not through God! You carry nothing but your own flesh, yet claim to be overburdened!
Search out karmic seeds and destroy them before they germinate.