I'm reading a chapter from the book "Pure Gold" and this chapter is the one the book is named after, talking about the three types of gold and purification process that God calls all Christians to engage in. It's a wonderful message, be blessed as you listen.

If you're a Christian, you cannot and will not be able to escape God's refining process in your life. We can choose to look at this in one of two ways, as our dear Brother Watson looked at it, which was on the hopeful side. If we go this way, how can our heart not grow hopeful and trusting, even in the midst of a great fire because we know he simply wants to liberate the gold. I've chosen this path because it's greatly encouraged me to trust Jesus, even in the midst of some difficult storms.

On the other hand, we can grown hard and bitter if we think that Jesus wants to take some ...