The Refiner's Fire… Trust Him today!

The Refiner's Fire… Think it not strange concerning the fiery trial which is to try you. (1 Peter 4:12) It takes fire to purify gold, and when God gets ready to refine us He uses fiery trials! Nothing gives strength to your character and depth to your faith, like tough times. Whenever you see someone whose life reflects the character of Christ - you're probably looking at someone who's been through the fire. But here's some good news: you may be in the fire today, but God has His hand on the thermostat! He knows the heat required to burn away the impurities that hinder His purposes in your life. His hand fans the flames needed to teach you endurance, forgiveness, compassion, and a lot of other character building lessons.
	You need His correction - you don't enjoy it - but you need it. Listen: "We do not enjoy being disciplined. It is painful, but later, after we have learned from it, we have peace, because we start living in the right way" (Hebrews 12:11). God will do whatever it takes to protect His investment in you - you know He sent His Son only for that - for you! We spend so much time talking about what we want from God, when the real issue is... - what He wants from us and what He'll do to get it. John said, "He'll place everything true in its proper place... everything false He'll put out with the trash to be burned" (Matthew 3:12). Maybe that'll help you to understand some of the things you're going through at the moment. So don't shy away from the fire, but rejoice that He is making you anew! Trust Him today! God bless you!!
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