The Testing of Your Heart

Proverbs 17:3. Job 23:10-12. Proverbs 27:21. John 15:18-20. 2 Timothy 3:12. John 16:33 - "The refining pot is for silver and the furnace for gold, but the Lord tests hearts." Proverbs 17:3 - God sometimes puts us into the furnace for a couple of reasons: - To proves us and To purify us. - God examines your heart with trials. - The Furnace of Pain: How do you respond to pain. Job 23:10-12 - The Furnace of Praise: How do you respond to praise? Proverbs 27:21 - Solomon warned you better put people's praise of you into the furnace. Why? - The Furnace of Persecution: How do you respond to persecution? John 15:18-20 So, how do you respond to pain, praise, and persecution? Learn more about Gratis Church at gratischurch.com.