Refined
By John Lysaught
We are human . We are fallible . We are imperfect . We fail . We fall . We get back up . Our faith is tested each day , sometimes many times a day . What is our faith ? Our faith is the promises of and the hope in the Living God . We believe He is the Alpha and Omega , the Creator all things seen and unseen by our human eyes . God is the center of our lives ; the hope of eternity with Him . Yet , as we all know and realize , is that Satan and this world test our faith . These tests we face are not impassable , though they may seem like it while experiencing them , but they can be seen as opportunities to refine and grow our faith in God to gain strength and boldness in our belief of the Everlasting God .
Have you ever met someone who was spoon fed their whole lives ? That one person you grew up with or knew who didn ’ t have to really lift a finger for themselves because they were coddled by their parents , even into adulthood ? They seem a bit immature in a lot of ways . The most obvious is they were never able to learn from their mistakes because their parents ensured they were protected so they wouldn ’ t get hurt or feel bad about themselves . Even when they did get in trouble , their parents were always there to speak for them or shield them from any repercussions for their wrongs . Because of this , they don ’ t really know about life and tribulations that people have faced and learned from so they could be better people and not make