The Fire is Hot
So sorry to you all that it has been so long since we've updated. We have been somewhat busy!!!!
So on with the post, our God is so faithful, and so loving, the more that I seek after Him the more and more i realize that. Even when the fire gets hot I can know with all my heart that His promises are real and true and He will never take back His promises. And it always amazes me how God prepares us for situations that we are coming into and He knows what truth He needs to plant in us before the event comes. I feel as though I am in the flames of the refiners fire, Malachi 3:3 says that "He will sit as a refiner and purifier of silver" If you know anything about about refining precious metals than you know that the metal is heated in the hottest part of the fire until it is melted. As it begins to melt all the impurities come to the surface and then the silversmith will remove the impurities. You know how you get all those annoying forwards that sometimes are dumb but sometimes they are really good, well a few months ago I got a good one that God as brought back to my mind as I have been feeling like He is "putting me in the fire" if you will. A women wanted to know what this verse meant so she called up a silversmith and said she would like to observe the refining process. As she watched, the man told her that as the metal melts the impurities rise to the top, then he told her that he has to keep his eyes on the metal the whole time because if it was left in one moment to long it would be destroyed. The she asked,"how do you know when it is finished" now pay attention to his response and then remember the verse, he told her " that is simple, when I can see my face in it I know it is done" Yes in life we are going to be taken through the fire, Jesus even said persecution will come, we will face trials of many kinds, but He like the refiner will not take His eyes off of us His eyes will be fixed on us even when ours wonder, and the whole reason that He puts us in the fire is to get rid of the impurities, our unrighteous behaviors and wrong thoughts and mind sets our ways of doing things that are not of Him, and all with the purpose of making us like Him so we in our lives can reflect His face. The last part of the verse says "so that they may present to the Lord offerings in righteousness."
So if you are feeling like you are going through a purifying process, be encouraged it is for good reason, welcome it and trust God, he will not take His eyes off of you, that is a promise. And if things are smooth for you right now praise Jesus, continue to rest in His arms, but when the heat of the fire begins to pick up do not become discouraged, He is making you to be more like Him. Take it as a privilege that He sees that you are ready for more righteousness. Love you all, keep seeking His face with all you have. It truly is worth it!
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So on with the post, our God is so faithful, and so loving, the more that I seek after Him the more and more i realize that. Even when the fire gets hot I can know with all my heart that His promises are real and true and He will never take back His promises. And it always amazes me how God prepares us for situations that we are coming into and He knows what truth He needs to plant in us before the event comes. I feel as though I am in the flames of the refiners fire, Malachi 3:3 says that "He will sit as a refiner and purifier of silver" If you know anything about about refining precious metals than you know that the metal is heated in the hottest part of the fire until it is melted. As it begins to melt all the impurities come to the surface and then the silversmith will remove the impurities. You know how you get all those annoying forwards that sometimes are dumb but sometimes they are really good, well a few months ago I got a good one that God as brought back to my mind as I have been feeling like He is "putting me in the fire" if you will. A women wanted to know what this verse meant so she called up a silversmith and said she would like to observe the refining process. As she watched, the man told her that as the metal melts the impurities rise to the top, then he told her that he has to keep his eyes on the metal the whole time because if it was left in one moment to long it would be destroyed. The she asked,"how do you know when it is finished" now pay attention to his response and then remember the verse, he told her " that is simple, when I can see my face in it I know it is done" Yes in life we are going to be taken through the fire, Jesus even said persecution will come, we will face trials of many kinds, but He like the refiner will not take His eyes off of us His eyes will be fixed on us even when ours wonder, and the whole reason that He puts us in the fire is to get rid of the impurities, our unrighteous behaviors and wrong thoughts and mind sets our ways of doing things that are not of Him, and all with the purpose of making us like Him so we in our lives can reflect His face. The last part of the verse says "so that they may present to the Lord offerings in righteousness."
So if you are feeling like you are going through a purifying process, be encouraged it is for good reason, welcome it and trust God, he will not take His eyes off of you, that is a promise. And if things are smooth for you right now praise Jesus, continue to rest in His arms, but when the heat of the fire begins to pick up do not become discouraged, He is making you to be more like Him. Take it as a privilege that He sees that you are ready for more righteousness. Love you all, keep seeking His face with all you have. It truly is worth it!
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posted by paul and angie at 9:48 PM
4 Comments:
Amen Amen and Amen! Most of us.... or at least me... have difficulty being encouraged when i am going through the "refining process". But just recently that is something that i am learning. Also something i am learning is that when we suffer for God it is comendable before him. (1 Peter 2:19-21) So yeah like just remembering to praise him through that hard times is something that we all need to learn. Even when we are going through a hard time we can smile.When we smile we are indicating that we have joy and when we smile it is contagous and others start to smile and suddenly we forget why we are sad/upset or whatever...... did you know that there is no law against joy. Read Galatians 5:22-23. That is amazing.... anyways.. this last part about smiling and stuff is not my own but it is something that someone shared and it really spoke to me and i wanted to pass it along to you! so now that i have written i book i think i shall go! hope you all had a wonderful day! God Bless!
Monica
*dances cause they finally updated!* :-) omw soo true. Verry cool thought though...wow..
wow great word. Also Angie I got the book Experiencing the Fathers Embrace, woot, woot.
Billie
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