James 1:2--4~ Count it all joy my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds, for you know that your testing of your faith produces steadfastness, And let steadfastness have its full effect, that you may be perfect and complete lacking in nothing.
Have you ever had a test or trial and doesn't seem that it is not just one it comes in waves? When they come you can feel out of control and not to know what do to. James tells us that we are to count it as joy. Paul wrote the book of Philippians and throughout those pages are words of joy and rejoice yet he was in chains and in prison. It is weird to say but when you lack everything and lean on the Lord through the trial you see God in it all.
1st Peter 1:7~ These trials are only to test your faith, to show that it is strong and pure. It is being tested as fire tests and purifies gold.
The goldsmith heats up the gold to become liquid. As it becomes liquid the impurities rise to the surface. The goldsmith must remove these partivles so the gold can be pure. The goldsmith will not just do it once but he will pass it through the fire multiple times. And when he could see his reflection in the liquid gold, it becomes ready.
May God see his reflection in us as we face these trials and we stand confident that we serve an awesome God that will take care of these trials no matter how unpleasant and painful they are we know we grow closer to our KING.
"The wounds of God are sweeter than the kisses of sin"
PJ
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