"The most important lesson that I have learned is to trust God in every
circumstance. Lots of times we go through different trials and
following God's plan seems like it doesn't make any sense at all..." - Allyson Felix
We will pause this morning, from our series to quickly examine, The
PROCESS. Every finished product today went through a process. The cars
we drive, the houses we live in, and even the food we eat. If this is
true of THINGS, how much more, of us humans?
We were all born with a plethora of EMBEDDED talents, abilities and gifts that can only be harnessed after we might have gone through tedious, rigorous and painful processes. There's a saying that, "The child who washes clean his hands, will eat with elders". That is a process.
To become, that MAN, God wants you to be, you must go through the REFINING process; The BREAKING, The CRUCIBLE and the FURNACE, The DROSS must be separated from you. These processes are unpleasant, painful and uncomfortable. During this period you might lose jobs, houses, friends, finances and for some, it might seem that your prayers don't go beyond your ceiling anymore. It'd seem as though, God shut His ears to your cries and closed His eyes to your pain. It'd appear like everything in your life collapsed all, at the same time. Nothing will seem to work. The friends you thought you had would suddenly be nowhere - you'll be left by yourself.As raw gold isn't useful, an "Unprocessed" man isn't fit for the PALACE. The PROCESS is required to BRING you to your place of glory. Remember, the pain God allows in your life is purposeful. The heat is never intended to destroy you. God desires you to be refined. His gaze is continually affixed to your crucible. As the heat of painful circumstances intensifies in your life, know that our REFINER is closer than you think. You cannot avoid the PROCESS, if you hope to become GOLD, that you are. Just hold on still, because the process will end with you, in the PALACE.
We were all born with a plethora of EMBEDDED talents, abilities and gifts that can only be harnessed after we might have gone through tedious, rigorous and painful processes. There's a saying that, "The child who washes clean his hands, will eat with elders". That is a process.
To become, that MAN, God wants you to be, you must go through the REFINING process; The BREAKING, The CRUCIBLE and the FURNACE, The DROSS must be separated from you. These processes are unpleasant, painful and uncomfortable. During this period you might lose jobs, houses, friends, finances and for some, it might seem that your prayers don't go beyond your ceiling anymore. It'd seem as though, God shut His ears to your cries and closed His eyes to your pain. It'd appear like everything in your life collapsed all, at the same time. Nothing will seem to work. The friends you thought you had would suddenly be nowhere - you'll be left by yourself.As raw gold isn't useful, an "Unprocessed" man isn't fit for the PALACE. The PROCESS is required to BRING you to your place of glory. Remember, the pain God allows in your life is purposeful. The heat is never intended to destroy you. God desires you to be refined. His gaze is continually affixed to your crucible. As the heat of painful circumstances intensifies in your life, know that our REFINER is closer than you think. You cannot avoid the PROCESS, if you hope to become GOLD, that you are. Just hold on still, because the process will end with you, in the PALACE.
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