In the Desert... There is Silver and Gold!

Second blog of the day!

Did you know that God is good in every circumstance?! Yup, right now in the midst of craziness, GOD is GOOD.
"My God is the God who provides"
I know God is a provider of life, of freedom and of healing. He is my Dad who gives me good presents. He loves me and wants to provide for me, so he will provide me with healing.

"So refine me Lord throgh the flame"
I was "google-ing" what it meant to be "refinded through the flame" and came across the process of how silver is refined, have a read of this! It is fasinating!
As she watched the silversmith, he held a piece of silver over the fire and let it heat up. He explained that in refining silver, one needed to hold the silver in the middle of the fire where the flames were hottest as to burn away all the impurities. The woman thought about God holding us in such a hot spot; then she thought again about the verse that says: “He sits as a refiner and purifier of silver.” She asked the silversmith if it was true that he had to sit there in front of the fire the whole time the silver was being refined. The man answered that yes, he not only had to sit there holding the silver, but he had to keep his eyes on the silver the entire time it was in the fire. If the silver was left a moment too long in the flames, it would be destroyed.
The woman was silent for a moment.
Then she asked the silversmith, “How do you know when the silver is fully refined?”He smiled at her and answered, “Oh, that’s easy—when I see my image in it.”

This is where the Lord is when we are going through the fires. This is what He is doing. He is there right beside us and refining us until He sees His image!
http://earnestlycontending.com/maranatha/?p=5080

Right now, in my life I feel like God is refining me through the flame. The craziness and the pain/anxiety I am feeling is like the flame, but God has his eyes on me the whole time and he won't leave me in the flames a moment too long cause he doesn't want me destroyed but he wants all the bad stuff burnt away. He wants the the stress burnt away from me.
And until I reflect God's image of peace and joy then I will know that the work is complete :)
Malachi 3:3 "He will sit as a refiner and a purifier of silver, and he will purify the sons of Levi and refine them like gold and silver, and they will bring offerings in righteousness to the Lord"

"I will bring praise"
Today I decided I need to make a better effort to praise God everyday, to focus on him, what he has done, is doing and not on my feelings. Cause in being negative I am giving the devil praise... and he doesn't deserve it the nasty piece of ****!


"The seed I've recieved I will sow"
Once through this I will be able to help others in the same place :)