Affliction

Job 23:10
When he has tested me, I shall come forth as gold.

Affliction can be a means of refining and of purification. Just as one must pass through the refiner's furnance before it can yeild it's gold, so our lives must sometimes pass through God's furnance of affliction before they can bring forth something beautiful and useful to Him.

We might never have had the songs of Fanny Crosby, had she not been afflictated with blindness.


George Matherson would never given the world his immortal song, "o Love That Will Not Let Me Go", had he not been on the pain of personal tragedy and heartache

The "Hallelujah Chorus" was written by Handel, when he was proverty-stricken and suffering from a paralyzed right side and right arm.

This affliction can also make us stronger in our faith and develop our confidence in God's care over us. It may also drive us back to the right path when we wandered.

David said: "Before I was afflicted I went astray, but now I keep your word. Psamls 119:67"

Whatever the reason, if God sends affliction your way, take it in faith as a blessing and not a curse. Everything thrown in our lifes makes us better, regardless if is a good thing or bad. The choices we make with what we are given, has the potential to change our lifes.