Wait upon the Lord and DO HIS WILL, and in this hour of trial He will work for you. He will teach you precious lessons. So many people are wanting to have a closer walk with God - but without the cost. Through the years I have had many people tell me that they want to have a precious experience with God, a growing faith and patience, but they are often afraid to ask for it, because they are afraid that it means they will have to go through a trial of some sort. Life is a test.
Life is a trial.
James tells us that we are to Consider it all joy, my brothers, when you encounter various trials, knowing this that your faith produces endurance. While we are going through these fiery trials it may seem like we are going to loose everything, everything will be gone. God is the divine refiner and He sits patiently watching over us making sure that only the dross, the crud, the sin, in our lives is destroyed. God has promised to be with us. I will never desert you, nor will I ever forsake you so that we confidently say, The Lord is my helper, I will not be afraid.