There are seasons that feel like fire.
Sometimes it’s personal. Sometimes it’s the world around us. We keep showing up, carrying responsibilities, leading where God has placed us, and still the weight can feel heavy, even overwhelming.
In Isaiah 48:10, God says: “I have refined you, but not as silver; I have tried you in the furnace of affliction.”
Even in affliction, His purpose is not destruction but refinement. God doesn’t waste the fire. He uses it to shape His people for what lies ahead.
If you feel that heat in your own life or leadership right now, remember this: you are not abandoned. The same God who allows the refining also walks with His people through it. And He is shaping a kind of courage and influence that can only be formed in the fire.
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