So our Lord keeps us in the furnace of suffering until we reflect the glory and beauty of Jesus Christ. When the gold is tested and proved through the fire, then it is ready for use. A faith that cannot be tested cannot be trusted. A faith that trusts only when things are going well is no faith at all. You have blessed the work of his hands, and his possessions have increased in the land.
Trials result in glory v.
One day there will be a comlete disclosure of what God has achieved in the lives of His suffering children.