The Refining Fire: How God Purifies Faith and Leads Us Into Freedom
The Refining Fire: How God Purifies Faith and Leads Us Into Freedom There are seasons in every believer’s life when God allows pressure, testing, and discomfort—not to harm us, but to refine us. Scripture often describes this process as fire, a refining fire that purifies faith and reveals what does not belong. This refining work is not a sign of God’s absence. It is evidence of His love. Fire Reveals What Is Already There The Word tells us: “Though now for a little while, if necessary, you have been grieved by various trials, so that the tested genuineness of your faith… may be found to result in praise and glory and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ.” 1 Peter 1:6–7 Fire does not create impurities in gold; it reveals them. In the same way, trials do not make us sinful. They expose areas of our hearts that need healing, surrender, or renewal. God does not bring pressure to destroy us. He allows it so that what is false can rise to the surface and be removed, l...
