Made Under Pressure

“And the words of the Lord are flawless, like silver purified in a crucible, like gold refined seven times.” – Psalms 12:6 As we discussed yesterday, fires are hard to experience, but life always comes back. Our challenge is to remember that there’s something good that comes out of the tough times or fires in life. The fire is not always God’s plan or our plan, but your talents, personal growth, and achievements are forged by fire. The process of making diamonds takes place under pressure. During the extraction of gold, a large clay pot called a crucible is used. The gold is extracted from a lump of metal, under the melting fire of the crucible. Gold is inside you, but it’s sometimes lumped together with other things. When we walk through the crucible with the Lord, gold will emerge.  The crucible is even used to bring out your desire