refinement.

Behold, I have refined thee, but not with silver; 

I have chosen thee in the furnace of affliction.

Isaiah 48:10 

This verse >almost literally< jumped off the page as I was flipping to a passage in church yesterday... I had to reread it a couple times. WOW!?

Times have been hard. But God has shown me more and more lately that every single trial is for a reason. 

*We grow the most when we are going through hard times.

There is a reason for every lesson learned. 

Have you ever thought about how much more we can help people if we've gone through the same thing ourselves!? 

LIGHTBULB!?

It seems funny to say sometimes, but Im thankful, so very thankful that God not only brought me through the trials, but that he brought me to them too, because I can have a greater impact because of them!!

Grow through your trials!