There is no way better for the heart than reaching down
and lifting people up…

A group of women were in a Bible Study on the book of Malachi. As they were studying chapter three, they came across verse three, which says: “He will sit as a refiner and purifier of silver.” This verse puzzled the women and they wondered what this statement meant about the character and nature of God.

One of the women offered to find out the process of refining silver and get back to the group at their next Bible Study. That week, this woman called up a silversmith and made an appointment to watch him at work. She didn’t mention anything about the reason for her interest beyond her curiosity about the process of refining silver.

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 “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 saying, 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.”

If today you are feeling the heat of the fire, remember that God has His eye on you and will keep watching you until He sees His image in you.

This ministered to me. I thought I should share.

Before you search for love. Search for the one who will believe in you when you don’t believe in yourself. The one who will stand by your side through your downs and be proud of your simplest achievements. The one who knows you’re not perfect but still treats and loves you like you’re a miracle.

The past is dead.
Live today and look forward tomorrow.

Some people are very angry at you
because you are not suffering the way they expected you to,
May God keep on disappointing them.

Don’t fear the enemy that attacks you, but the false friend that hugs you. Careful who you trust don’t be naive.

Your body is a temporal residence of your soul. You won’t live here forever. When you sin, the flesh enjoys for a short period of time but your soul will suffer the consequences. Why sacrifice tomorrow’s eternal joy for today’s temporal pleasures? Beloved… There is life after death. Don’t say tomorrow I will repent, for no one is too sure of seeing tomorrow. A postponed repentance is dangerous. Let us amend our ways.

Believing in people will often bring out of the best in them. Distrusting others may discourage them and bring out of the worst. If parents tell their children, “You’re not good,” their children might believe it and act terribly. If parents tell their children, “You’re good. You are intelligent. You can accomplish great things,” their children will probably believe it and make their parents proud. Love bears all things, hopes all things.