“Be glad that you are in the very thick of what Christ experienced. This is a spiritual refining process, with glory just around the corner.” (1 Peter 4:13 MSG)
When we are blinded by pain, it is difficult to recognize God. We just want to fast forward and be done with the adversity. However, the refining process, where our lives are transformed from crude to purposeful, cannot be rushed or avoided.
“If I can stay calm, faithful, and unconfused while in the middle of the turmoil of life, the goal of the purpose of God is being accomplished in me. God is not working toward a particular finish—His purpose is the process itself.” (Utmost For His Highest, Oswald Chambers)
God is more concerned with how we handle the process than He is with the outcome. The process is the purpose. Do we learn to lean on God with dependence and trust? Can we remain at peace, devoted and confident in God’s goodness and faithfulness? Are we able to surrender, to hand over everything, and to let God have His way?
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