Then you need to know how to pray, and you need to know that the prayers you pray will be heard and answered.
Envy, when allowed to go unchecked, will fill you with all kinds of regrets that will take root in your spirit and control you.
It is through envy that you will collect a wasted life full of regrets.
Love's flashes are the very flame of the Lord.
When Jesus walked on this earth, He displayed acts of love for you and me to model, even up to and including His death on the cross.
Love speaks louder than words, and no one has ever demonstrated pure, biblical love better than our Lord and Savior.
You can wallow in regrets of the past, or you can rise above the drama and trauma and embrace life.
God is omniscient, omnipresent, and omnipotent. He is intricately involved in our lives and for that alone, we should be thankful.
Discipline is the result of an action, while refinement is a preparation of your calling.
Take away the pomp and circumstance, at the end of the day, only eternal things will be truly celebrated.
Though the fire and water tried to overtake me, I have come out to a place of great abundance and God has given me hope again.
Though the fire and water tried to overtake me, I have come out to a place of great abundance. I know that the fires of refinement, although hard, dark, and difficult, brought me to a better and richer place in God.
The fires of refinement come with a cost, but also with a promise. His grace has been extended forth to you for restoration, confirmation, strengthening, and being established in Him.
God sees Himself in the eyes of the refined soul.
Out of the fires of refinement, come the praise of His magnificence, the brilliance of His glory, and the honor of His precious Son, Jesus Christ.
Genuine faith comes forth from the iron smelter of affliction.