Being Tested Through Fire.

I heard a quote today by a friend of a friend. She said "Fire isn't torture because you're not trash." And I was like "Wow." We tend to fear being tested in the flames because it is like we think God is going to let us burn up. Do we really trust Him so little? He doesn't put us through the fire to torture us, He puts us through it to purify us. She is right. We won't burn up in the furnace of His love because we aren't garbage. We are precious metals that need refinement. Don't hate the furnace and don't fight it. Let it purify you.