God’s Promise in Our Trials

Some time ago, I found myself in God’s crucible, and I can tell you first-hand it hurt. This particularly painful trial dragged on for many months. In the process, my motives were maligned, my words twisted, and my character questioned. It wasn’t by those who didn’t know me but by those I thought know me best!
If you’re willing to surrender your will to His will, God promises to produce through your trials something far more valuable than gold – Christlike character.
How vividly I remember the powerful emotions that churned inside me day and night. Yet there came a point when the Lord, my Refiner, gently reminded me that He stays with us throughout our most painful and unexpected trials. Even when the heat of pain intensifies, our Refiner will stay with us – never leaving us. The Bible says,
“He will sit as a refiner and purifier of silver;
he will purify … and refine them like gold and silver.”
(Malachi 3:3)
And that’s exactly what God intends when He allows trials to enter your life. If you’re willing to surrender your will to His will, God promises to produce through your trials something far more valuable than gold – Christlike character.
- June Hunt
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