DAY 17 IN THE 91-DAY NEW HABIT CHALLENGE! #ProverbsChallenge

Proverbs 17--Another chapter filled with a feast of delicious and nutritious foods for our soul. From family to business to justice to building our character, there is so much to choose from. But, what is GOD showing YOU to day?

The verse GOD led me to is a familiar one. I've read it and meditated on it many times. This morning, He took that passage, spun it around and let me see it from a different perspective.

The heart of the message was that He knows who we are--He created us and filled us with a portion of His passions. He has entrusted His heart within us. Wow.

But we are raw material, unrefined--not always ready to be used by Him in this world. He must prepare us for the next great calling He has for us in our life. He will test us to see if we're ready. And He can't wait!

Like a furnace or crucible for precious metals, tests rid us of the dross and impurities. As these melt away, we see who we are--who we were created to be. It's not fun--sometimes it's painful--but it's a part of developing us into real people.

What touched my heart today--the different "spin" on this verse is: 
He knows us. 
He created us. 
Through this refinement process, He's helping us get to know ourselves. 
He's not making into something we're not. 
He's making us into the person we always were.

May we know who GOD created us to be, my friends.


Proverbs 17:3--A crucible is for silver and a furnace is for gold, but ADONAI tests the heart. Tree of Life Bible Society Tree of Life Version - TLV
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