"Nevertheless the Lord seeth fit to chasten his people; yea, he trieth their patience and their faith. Nevertheless - whosoever putteth his trust in him the same shall be lifted up at the last day. ..."
It has been in these two versus that I have found great peace. The Lord is the master creator and knows exactly how to mold us into his masterpieces and reach our true and full potential. As he helps us along the road, he has to refine us. These refining moments can be viewed as our trials in life (where he trieth their patience and their faith). However after we conquer our trials, we are left in a more perfect state from which we had started in the first place.
So the words, "he trieth their patience and their faith" are beautiful in that they are what qualify us and allow us to prove ourselves worthy to him. After we go through a trial, we can expect to go through another and continue in an upward spiral towards are full potential. It's beautiful.
Any-who, while reading in the ensign this morning I came across a wonderful quote that made for a great reminder. Sometimes in life we're so caught up in solving our own problems, that we loose sight of what's truly important and the loved ones in our life who truly need us. I wanted to share it with you all and in hopes that when the trials come and we are put through the refiners fire that we keep our eternal perspective and loved ones near.
If you arn't familiar with the scriptures I used click here on this link to learn about the Book of Mormon, Another Testament of Jesus Christ.
This quote came out of the August 2011 Ensign article "Love at Home" on page 4
