tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18616564.post6475554997462975233..comments2023-05-20T03:21:36.953-07:00Comments on the basement office: The Advantage of Gaining Perspective and Having the SpiritScullyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17620935129369892579noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18616564.post-70059413893409078272011-09-18T08:13:22.959-07:002011-09-18T08:13:22.959-07:00One of my favorite analogies is that of the hunk o...One of my favorite analogies is that of the hunk of iron. You look at yourself and think, I am a strong hefty chunk of iron! And that's great! However, iron cannot be exalted, only steel can. So God puts you in the fire and then he takes you out and beats you. And then he sticks you in the fire and takes you out and beats you. And on and on. But in the end, you are who you need to be to get what you want. And you were in the Lord's hands the entire time, doing what He wanted you to do. Its pretty much the same thing as the purification you were talking about. You probably didn't need to hear that, but there it is. For more information, see Hugh B. Brown's 'God is the Gardener'. Which is pretty much applicable to every day of my life.Treat Queenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18344667864298115067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18616564.post-40946825440086025712011-09-06T15:01:09.253-07:002011-09-06T15:01:09.253-07:00Thanks for sharing this - I definitely needed to r...Thanks for sharing this - I definitely needed to read it. And, although on paper, I look like I have entered the adulthood country club, I'm pretty sure that I'm merely a party crasher most days. Love ya!The Ringmasterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17832794386989369477noreply@blogger.com