Friends, do not be surprised at the fiery ordeal that has come on you to test you, as though something strange was happening to you. Rest assured, nothing strange is happening, but a power has come to refine you. A fire will always come when you least expect it, and with the goal to bring you in a closer relationship with God or to test how strong you are. Rather than running from the fire, stand in the fire and rejoice because this is how God brings forth a bigger, better, and stronger you! Rejoice in the fire because after the fire comes growth and promotion!
Isaiah 38:17 Surely it was for my benefit that I suffered such anguish. In your love you kept me from the pit of destruction; you have put all my sins behind your back?
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