5 Realities of Sifting:
1. You will be sifted.
2. It will come in the area of your confidence during the sifting.
3. You will fail. Everyone does.
4. You will be shocked by your own behavior but God won't be.
5. You will be better for it and more useful for the Kingdom.
Sifting is Predicted by God. It is Planned. It is Protected. It Comes with a Promise.
(It) literally separates out what is from God and what is not from God.
*Taken from Dave Edwards' Article, "Find Value in the Tough Stuff"
Heavenly Father,
Sifting is not altogether pleasant nor are we very attractive during the process. However, in spite of our thrashings about and our discontent - You are patient, gentle and kind. You are firm... but only for our own good.
The angst and the stress of this uncomfortable place can be emotionally charged LORD, so help us to surrender what we cling to and know to be faith; looking again to Your Word to find it's new and deeper relevance and meaning.
Prompt us to be prayerful during these "but for a moment" times, and remind us that You are praying for us too.
Thank You Father for the deeper roots You give us during times of sifting and the love of those willing to endure the "re-ordering storm inside" during the process.
You call us to Yourself, We hear Your voice...and We Come.
In Jesus' Name,
Amen
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