“The fining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold: but the LORD trieth the hearts.” [Proverbs 17:3]
Often when we mess up, we are so hard on ourselves, we give up. We just throw in the towel, go under the covers and sulk. Then we’re in a bad mood for the rest of the week. That bad mood then is going to trip us up to make more mistakes.
More often than not, our hearts are revealed through our mistakes and challenges in this life. How did we react when provoked? How did we take an insult, a disappointment, or a heartbreak? Did we get mad? Did we plot to get even? Did we turn to God for His counsel and try to seek reconciliation?
We wouldn’t know who we truly are inside unless God tries our hearts and sees how we will react to our circumstances. Are we happy despite of it? Are we giving thanks when it feels like there is nothing to be thankful for? Who are we? What are we to the Lord? How can He use us?
Problems, sorrow, and disappointments don’t have to be the end of the world. These things are given to us to make us better, to bring out the best in us, like the fining pot for silver or the furnace for gold. Let us be something that the Lord can use for His glory.
“But He knoweth the way that I take: when He hath tried me, I shall come forth as gold.” [Job 23:10]
Prayer
Father, please Lord, help me not take life so seriously. Help me to acknowledge You in everything I do in this life. Help me to find Your help in time of trouble.
I love You so much, Lord. You mean the world to me. Please Father, help me to keep loving people and keep following You. Help me to be strong always, through my sorrows, and through my heartaches. Find in me a vessel that’s fit to use for Your glory. I love You so much, Lord Jesus! You mean the world to me.
I pray this in Your wonderful name Jesus. Thank You, Father. Amen.