Trial by fire.

[Arrabon]

1st Peter, 1:6-7, "In this you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while you may have had to suffer grief in various trials 7so that the proven character of your faith— more precious than gold, which perishes even though refined by fire— may result in praise, glory, and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ.
 

Many of us have had our turn at learning these scriptures first hand.

Now it's my turn.

1 Peter 5:10, NIV: "And the God of all grace, who called you to his eternal glory in Christ, after you have suffered a little while, will himself restore you and make you strong, firm and steadfast."

Trials and Temptations

James 1:, 2 Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters,[a] whenever you face trials of many kinds, 3 because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance. 4 Let perseverance finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything.

I don't know how many of you have had to perserver a trial of agonizing pain, that leaves you totally dependent on God to overcome, but some words of encouragement would be much appreciated.

God bless you all,

My name is Arrabon

[Hopefully]

“Then I would be comforted by this one thing: Even through all this pain, I never refused to obey the commands of the Holy One.”
‭‭Job‬ ‭6:10‬ ‭

[Waggles]

31 minutes ago, Arrabon said:

1st Peter, 1:6-7, "In this you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while you may have had to suffer grief in various trials 7so that the proven character of your faith— more precious than gold, which perishes even though refined by fire— may result in praise, glory, and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ.

1Peter 1:3  Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! According to his great mercy, he has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, 
4  to an inheritance that is imperishable, undefiled, and unfading, kept in heaven for you, 
5  who by God's power are being guarded through faith for a salvation ready to be revealed in the last time. 

1Peter 1:8  Though you have not seen him, you love him. Though you do not now see him, you believe in him and rejoice with joy that is inexpressible and filled with glory, 
9  obtaining the outcome of your faith, the salvation of your souls. 

[Arrabon]

17 minutes ago, Hopefully said:

“Then I would be comforted by this one thing: Even through all this pain, I never refused to obey the commands of the Holy One.”
‭‭Job‬ ‭6:10‬ ‭

@Hopefully

Your words of God bring me comfort at this time.

God bless you.

Arrabon

[Waggles]

But, as it is written, “What no eye has seen, nor ear heard, nor the heart of man imagined, what God has prepared for those who love him” -  1Corinthians 2:9

Matthew 25:34  Then the King will say to those on his right, ‘Come, you who are blessed by my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world.

[Arrabon]

5 minutes ago, Waggles said:

1Peter 1:3  Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! According to his great mercy, he has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, 
4  to an inheritance that is imperishable, undefiled, and unfading, kept in heaven for you, 
5  who by God's power are being guarded through faith for a salvation ready to be revealed in the last time. 

1Peter 1:8  Though you have not seen him, you love him. Though you do not now see him, you believe in him and rejoice with joy that is inexpressible and filled with glory, 
9  obtaining the outcome of your faith, the salvation of your souls. 

@Waggles

Thank you so much for taking the time to post your much appreciated post, in this time of my testing.

God bless you for your words of truth and comfort.

Arrabon

[Sower]

35 minutes ago, Arrabon said:

 

I don't know how many of you have had to perserver a trial of agonizing pain, that leaves you totally dependent on God to overcome, but some words of encouragement would be much appreciated

When I am weak,

Then I am strong...

[Arrabon]

3 minutes ago, Sower said:

When I am weak,

Then I am strong...

@Sower

Thank you for taking the time to respond. God bless you!!!

Your words of God are so true, and all these posts including yours will be read over many times by me as I endure.

Your a true blessing in the Lord.

Arrabon 

[Arrabon]

10 minutes ago, Waggles said:

But, as it is written, “What no eye has seen, nor ear heard, nor the heart of man imagined, what God has prepared for those who love him” -  1Corinthians 2:9

Matthew 25:34  Then the King will say to those on his right, ‘Come, you who are blessed by my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world.

@Waggles

Thank you again for taking your precious time to respond.

There is such comfort in a brothers support.

Bless you for your support and comfort.

Arrabon

[Waggles]

59 minutes ago, Arrabon said:

don't know how many of you have had to perserver a trial of agonizing pain, that leaves you totally dependent on God to overcome, but some words of encouragement would be much appreciated.

I also have suffered a most dreadful and painful year of trial and tribulation on a par with Job and his boils. 

At first I cried and wailed that I was suffering this - but over time as I read psalms and the epistles I learned that God my Father loved me enough to put me through the wringer so that I could come out straight.

And that is the moral of the story. Those whom God loves and has a confidence in their endurance [for the Lord knows who are His] shall in the world have tribulation. This is for our benefit so that we learn to overcome and obtain spiritual experience in relying upon God for everything (yes everything).

Thank God He loves you as a son and will teach you how to grow strong through tough love. 

Hebrews 12:5  and have forgotten the exhortation which reasoneth with you as with sons, My son, regard not lightly the Lord’s chastening, Nor faint when reproved of him; 
6  For whom the Lord loveth he chasteneth, And scourgeth every son whom he receiveth. 
7  It is for chastening that ye endure; God dealeth with you as with sons; for what son is there whom a father chasteneth not? 
8  But if ye are without chastening, whereof all have been made partakers, then are ye bastards, and not sons. 
9  Furthermore, we had the fathers of our flesh as chasteners, and we gave them reverence: shall we not much rather be subject to the Father of the spirits, and live? 
10  For they indeed for a few days us as seemed good to them; but he for profit, that we may be partakers of his holiness. 
11  Now all chastening seemeth for the present to be not joyous but grievous; yet afterward yieldeth to those exercised thereby peaceable fruit of righteousness. 

Edited October 2, 2021 by Waggles