The Cleanse and Purification
A true testament to “be careful what you ask for.” God gave me the most simple and powerful revelation this morning. In this season of trials and tribulations, I found myself straying away from Him in consumption with the circumstances of life. Now, this isn’t my first rodeo in a stormy season, but each storm has a different lesson and I have been trying to place my finger on what my lesson is right now. Then He took me to this scripture:
“The crucible for silver and the furnace for gold, but the Lord tests the heart” - Proverbs 17:3
I realized that He is doing exactly what I pray for everyday when I wake up: “Lord, thank you for another day and everything you have done for me, but most importantly thank you for all that you are to me. Continue to renew my mind, cleanse my heart and purify my actions.”
Then I remembered one of my favorite gospel songs (“Refiner”) that I would sing to the top of my lungs around the house: “Take my life as a sacrifice, I want to burn for you, only for you. Clean my hands, purify my heart, I want to burn for you, only for you.”
Great job Mia…
I’ll be real, this is my first morning seeking Him in a good little minute. I’ve been so discouraged in my thinking and trying to pull myself out of what feels like a hole. When all the while, God has been purifying some things as I enter these new levels of relationship in life. What has served me well before doesn’t cut it now. Between my time with Him and these hard core therapy sessions, God has been “softening my ground” (as my therapist would say).
It’s been ROUGH y’all trying to unlearn things that I’ve sat with for 31 years of my life now. I am having my eyes opened to soooo many things I was blind to before. It’s ALOT. We all have our own journeys we have to walk out in our lifetime and growth comes with the purification process that is not the most pleasant to walk through. But be encouraged, as He encouraged me this morning….it’s not in vain and you will be better for it in the end. So hang in there my brothers and sisters because this too shall pass and you will be a better version of yourself in the end. You’re becoming who He created you to be. Pay very close attention to your prayers - the answer is closer than you think.
