Postby rsnumber2 » Wed Mar 28, 2007 7:57 pm
God has a plan for you, your not done yet! Everything you are going through is teaching you a lesson, as well as part of a plan that was set into motion the day God conceived the very thought of you. God may reveal to you what it is tonight, or 70 years from now. In fact, you may have joined this forum on a whim as I did. But look at us now, we, a group of anime fans, are here to lovingly support you through this time of rough waters. I would recommend reading the story of Job. Satan tested the very fiber that Job was made of. He affected everything that Job had. And that wasn't enough. Satan even went after Jobs body, with painful boils. Even his best friends cursed God's name for letting Job go through such agony. Job did not however, when God finally delivered Job, he delivered him with "double his riches." God saw Job's faith and rewarded him greatly. If you were to take your life, Satan would win, and everyone's lives you have touched would be filled with emptiness and unhappiness. Think of us as extended family, we are here for you. I hope I didn't ramble too much. I would like to share with you a similar story that helped a friend out that was going through the same emotional fight with the prospect of death, that I met on line. I was in Oklahoma and he was in New Zealand. God put us in touch, through what could be seen as random occurrences. This story helped him fight through the darkness, I pray that it helps you, too.
Sincerely, RS2
THE SILVERSMITH
Some time ago, a few ladies met to study the scriptures. While reading the third chapter of Malachi, they came upon a remarkable expression in the third verse:
"And He shall sit as a refiner and purifier of silver" (Malachi 3:3).
One lady decided to visit a silversmith, and report to the others on what he said about the subject.
She went accordingly, and without telling him the reason for her visit, begged the silversmith to tell her about the process of refining silver. After he had fully described it to her, she asked, "Sir, do you sit while the work of refining is going on?"
"Oh, yes ma'am," replied the silversmith; "I must sit and watch the furnace constantly, for, if the time necessary for refining is exceeded in the slightest degree, the silver will be injured."
The lady at once saw the beauty and comfort of the expression, "He shall sit as a refiner and purifier of silver."
God sees it necessary to put His children into the furnace; but His eye is steadily intent on the work of purifying, and His wisdom and love are both engaged in the best manner for us. Our trials do not come at random, and He will not let us be tested beyond what we can endure.
Before she left, the lady asked one final question, "How do you know when the process is complete?"
"That's quite simple," replied the silversmith. "When I can see my own image in the silver, the refining process is finished."
-Author Unknown