Grateful and Thankful 5, Hardships Working for the Good

Grateful and Thankful 5, Hardships Working for the Good
-Roy Lessin, Meeting in the Meadow

Are you going through difficult days?
Are you being pruned by the Vinedresser?
Do you sense the discipline of your loving Heavenly Father’s hand?
Have you been persecuted for the sake of righteousness?

These and many other things are experienced our lives as we follow the Lord in a walk of faith and obedience…
Wheat is crushed before it is turned to bread.
Incense is cast upon the fire before the fragrance within is set free.
Soil feels the blade of the plow before the seed is planted.
Pressure is applied before the diamond can be formed.
Irritants are added before pearls are created.
Gold is refined before it can be become pure.
Wine is poured out from vessel to vessel before its taste can be sweet.
Vines are pruned before there can be much fruit.

God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble (Psalm 46:1 NIV).

Prayer
-Marina Bromley

Thank you, Father God, for your presence in these times where I find myself troubled. I know that the inconveniences of my life are small in comparison to what Jesus faced leading to the cross, but I know that you understand how heavy these things are to me, in my humanity. Please cover me with your peace and help me to feel your purpose in my day to day difficulties. I know that you are growing me, creating something good and beautiful in me through every bad situation. I am so grateful and thankful for your place in my life, and I willingly come underneath your covering. In Jesus's name, amen.

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