Praise our God, O peoples, let the sound of his praise be heard;
he has preserved our lives and kept our feet from slipping.
For you, O God, tested us; you refined us like silver.
You brought us into prison and laid burdens on our backs.
You let men ride over our heads; we went through fire and water,
but you brought us to a place of abundance. - Ps. 66:9-12 NIV
God always answers our cries. It may not always be in our timing, or in the way we imagine, but he always answers. When we're carrying those heavy burdens, or walking through fire and water. When we feel like we're in prison or men are trampling all over us, he still hears and is answering our cries. Not only our cries for help, but our cries of 'Why Lord?' He always answers. Many times we can only see the answers by looking back. Usually that is long after the crisis has past. When we find our feet on solid ground and realize that not only are we safe, we are prospering more than we ever imagined, then we look back and see that it was all for our benefit. It was all for our growth that we were being refined. Even those around us can't help but see the shining, silver reflection of God's love that we have become.
And in the end we see, that God not only answered our cry for help, but he answered our cry for an answer. It was always to bring us into a place of abundance.
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