You are refined in the furnace of afflictions!

 Isaiah 48:10

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

God says He has refined you in the furnace of afflictions. You are refined and as pure as gold! The afflictions and struggles, are the ones God used to remove any gunk and impurities from your life. A painful process but in the end, it yields result.

Just as the process used to refine precious metals like gold, silver, even diamonds, they undergo a hot and pressurized process in order for them to be as clean and sparkling as they were meant to be. This is what God does to us. Two things we should always remember about God as our Father. He is the Porter and we are the clay (Jeremiah 18:6), He molds us as He sees fit, grinds and removes excess until a perfect structure is formed. Also, in John 15, we are told that God is the Gardener and Jesus is the vine, we are the branches. God prunes the branches and cuts off the branches that do not bear fruit and prunes the ones that do, so that they may bear much fruit. These two processes could be painful as He chops and cuts things that are making us to be rebellious or getting us off course, so that we may align with Him and do His will, and bear much fruit. The end result is splendid!

Therefore, going back to Isaiah 48:10, the work that God is doing in you, will result in a shiny and fruitful person you could ever be. For us, is to surrender to Him, allow Him to be our porter and gardener, so that He may allow our lives to be in His perfect will in order to be as fruitful as  we need to be.

I'm going through the same  process myself and this is my wish for you: Deuteronomy 1:11 "May the Lord, the God of your ancestors, increase you a thousand times and bless you as He has promised!" You can be rest assured that when you are in His will, you will be rewarded, greatly. Trust His process and believe that ALL things He will work out for your good (Romans 8:28). Amen!