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"You have cause for great joy in this, though it may have been necessary for you to be troubled for a little time, being tested in all sorts of ways. So that the true metal of your faith, being of much greater value than gold (which, through it comes to an end, is tested by fire), may come to light in praise and glory and honur, at the revelation of Jesus Christ."  1 Peter 1:6-7 BBE

Are you going through things that are really stressing you out. Take comfort. There is a reason for all of it. The  Lord uses trails in our lives to strenghten us. Just like you can't purify gold or any other metal without fire or heat, we will be useless without trails to make us pure.
The fires in our lives also reveal what kind of metal our faith is made of. Fire or trails bring out the worst leaving the best.
God is looking for those purified by fire and walking Holy before Him.
God in it's purest form is still tanted. That's why it is yellowish. It is never  pure. You can only get it to .999 percent. (Before the fall of man gold was transparent like glass. Like it is mentioned in Heaven. "Streets of gold transparent like glass".) Our faith however is worth more to the Lord than all the gold making the streets of Heaven. So He will purify for Himself and it will bring you great joy.

Rejoice in your troubles and will yourself to see the big picture. The outcome of your testing. Heavy Metal worth more than gold. Your Faith.

For the record: "Where in ye greatly rejoice, through now for a season, if need be, ye are in heaviness through manifold temptations: that the trail of your faith, being much more precious than gold that perisheth, through it be tried with fire, might be found unto praise and honour and glory at the appearing of Jesus Christ."  1 Peter 1:6-7 KJV

Wednesday, July 4, 2007 - Thank you for the message

Posted by connielj
I was listening to a radio program yesterday (forget which one) and the pastor speaking said that the surest way to find out what you are filled with is to see what falls out when you're jostled. Does anger and bitterness fall out when times are tough? Or does faith and peace? Something to think about!!