Layers

God is constantly working on us.  He will continue to peel back layer after layer until we have that breakthrough.  Just when you think that you don't have any more layers to peel, God starts to show you that you do.  He shows you that there is still work that needs to be done.  He will pull and pull until those layers are completely gone.  Until you are free from that chain, healed from that pain or recognize the path you are on isn't where He wants you.  I don't know about you, but to me, this process can be excruciatingly hard.  You know that God is refining you-that He is working on you, and that you have to walk through this in order to get to the other side.  The side where He wants you to be.  It's all for a reason and a purpose, you just can't see it yet.  Any season of refinement is not easy to go through.  But it is necessary.

 In the seasons of refinement or discipline, trust wholeheartedly in Him.  Surrender it all so that you may see clearly what He is trying to show you or trying to teach you.  Once you make it out to the other side, you will look back and be able to thank Him for opening your eyes; for helping you to see things in a different light.  In the midst of it all, just remember, there is a reason and a purpose for this kind of season.  Embrace them, learn from them, and remember to thank Him for it all.

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