When through fiery trials your pathway will lie,
My grace, all sufficient, will be your supply.
The flames will not hurt you;
I only designYour dross to consume and your gold to refine.
It hits me particularly this week as we beging a new year that chances are there will be some difficult trials in 2008. And I realize I have only two options in dealing with the trials. First, I can stand on my own abilities and fight the trial head on. The problem with doing it on my own is I will only come away more battered and bruised. The trial more than likely will win! Option two is to see the trial as this stanza points out as an opportunity for God to shape me and mould me for his service. Notice the words of the last verse. "The flames will not hurt you I only design your dross to consume and your gold to refine." God will use the trials I go through to refine me. It will not be easy and at times the task seems daunting but God will prevail. I will turn the situation over to him and allow him to guide me through. His grace is sufficient.
1 comment:
Thanks for reminding me to hold tighter to Proverbs 17:3 than to 27:21! This also is, for me, right now, "A word fitly spoken." [Provebs 25:11]
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