ISAIAH 48:10
See, I have refined you, but not like silver;
I have tested you in the furnace of adversity.
Unless you pick up your cross daily and come after Me you cannot be My disciple. You can only be refined, strengthened, and purified in the winepress of suffering. Without the cross, there can be no crown. So stop whining, stop wringing your hands, stop feeling sorry for yourself, and praise and thank God - Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Stop navel-gazing, stop focusing on yourself and your feelings, and fix your mind on the things that are above the things that give life. Do this and peace and joy will be yours despite all the suffering that you are invited to undergo. Be of good cheer I have overcome the world.
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