Fire Thrives on Obstacles

“Their work will be shown for what it is, because the Day will bring it to light. It will be revealed with fire, and the fire will test the quality of each person’s work.” – 1 Corinthians 3:13 Yesterday I shared the importance of making the decision to commit to a life with Christ. The transformative power of the Gospel is that no matter how bad things get in your life, God can make it better, even if you can’t see it in the moment. Maybe right now you feel pressed, but guess what, you will not be crushed. You’re persecuted, but not abandoned by God. You’re struck down, but you’re not destroyed. Marcus Aurelius, the stoic philosopher and emperor, said something very simple and obvious that drives me in my daily life: “Fire feeds on obstacles.” I want to paraphrase this to say “Fire thrives on obstacles.”  The best