God Refining as Silver

YOGAFAITH INSTRUCTOR & TRAINER

MICHELLE THIELEN NOTES

 CHAMPIONS EDGE GYM

AUBURN, WA

9/22/13

REFINE { to purify }

re·fine

-to bring to a fine or a pure state; free from impurities:

-to refine metal, sugar, or petroleum. 

-To purify from what is coarse, vulgar, make elegant or cultured.

-To bring to a finer state or form by purifying

To make more fine, subtle, or precise

To become pure.

To become more fine, elegant, or polished.

The prophet Zechariah wrote these words of the Lord“…but a third will be left in the land I will bring that group through the fire and make them pure, just as gold and silver are refined and purified by fire. They will call on my name, and I will answer them. I will say, ‘These are my people,’ and they will say, ‘The Lord is our God.’Zech 13:8-9

1 Peter 1:7

So that the tested genuineness of your faith—more precious than gold that perishes though it is tested by fire—may be found to result in praise and glory and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ.

Isaiah 48:10

Behold, I have refined you, but not as silver; I have tried you in the furnace of affliction.

1 Peter 5:10

And after you have suffered a little while, the God of all grace, who has called you to his eternal glory in Christ, will himself restore, confirm, strengthen, and establish you.

Job 23:10

But he knows the way that I take; when he has tried me, I shall come out as gold.

1 Peter 1:6

In this you rejoice, though now for a little while, if necessary, you have been grieved by various trials,

Proverbs 17:3 The crucible is for silver, and the furnace is for gold, and the Lord tests hearts.

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Take Possession of God's Promises

Job 10:12 Declares that God has granted us life & favor, and that it is His care that has preserved our spirits.

     Is there something or someone that has gotten the best of you lately? Do you feel as if you cannot go on one more day? 

     I want to encourage you that no matter what you may be feeling, no matter what your circumstances are, you must lay hold of the absolute truth. Your spirit, which is perfect, is being preserved! I always default to Jeremiah 29:11, because at the end of any day, no matter what the outcome appears to be, I know that His plans are good and He has abundance in store for me, not plans that can harm me.

  Mark 11:24 "Therefore I say to you, all things for which you pray and ask, believe that you have received them, and they will be granted you.

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  How often as Christians have you said, "Okay Lord, I believe it, I do! I receive it!" Only to wonder why do I not have what I say I have? This is the faith walk after all. To pray as though you already have it. But what if I were to hand you a key to a brand new car? And you just held your hand out, wanting it, really wanting it. Your hand even got really close to the key. You believed it was yours because I told you it was yours. But you  never actually grabbed a hold of the key? Now imagine you reaching quickly and snatching the key out of my hand. I'm pretty sure the next thing you may do is rejoice and jump up and down for awhile. Praise! Praise! Praise! That is another message.

    The difference is, you actually grabbed the key and took possession of the key that unlocks the car, or unlocks- fill in the blank. It is yours indeed! You started telling people about your gift. You believed in your heart it is yours. You started singing about it, praising God for it, you started cleaning out the garage for your new gift, you made plans with it. Do you get the point here? The gifts from God are indeed already ours.
We just need to receive. Take possession of what He promises us, and live as if those promises are manifesting already. 
Never doubt His goodness or His faithfulness.

James 1:6 But let him ask in faith, without doubting, for the one who doubts is like a wave of the sea that is driven and tossed by the wind.

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