The Refiners Fire

Hello everyone...this morning was a busy one...I almost missed out on a chance to get my walk in...but It happened! In fact ...it went a lot better than yesterday!! My shins and calves still scream at me. It's that burn that gets to me. I finished the same walk without stopping as many times....however... I did have to sit down a few times because of the burn. No pain no gain..I guess..lol...As I was sitting down trying to stretch out my calves...I was thinking of the burn and then of the top of my head, this old Steve Green song popped into my head. The Refiner's Fire....I loved that song..it was probably my favorite song that he ever sang! The words came to me and hit me like a ton of bricks. and then this thought came to me....Are you ready for the burn? Are you ready to be put under the "Refiner's" fire? This whole mission that I am on is spending time in this fire....I want God to mold me and make me to His fashion...not mine....Thank you God for your painful but loving Refiner's Fire.

The Refiner's Fire

There burns a fire with sacred heat
White hot with holy flame
And all who dare pass through its blaze
Will not emerge the same
Some as bronze, and some as silver
Some as gold, then with great skill
All are hammered by their sufferings
On the anvil of His will

Chorus:
The Refiner's fire
Has now become my souls desire
Purged and cleansed and purified
That the Lord be glorified
He is consuming my soul
Refining me, making me whole
No matter what I may lose
I choose the Refiner's fire

I'm learning now to trust His touch
To crave the fire's embrace
For though my past with sin was etched
His mercies did erase
Each time His purging cleanses deeper
I'm not sure that I'll survive
Yet the strength in growing weaker
Keeps my hungry soul alive

Chorus