Romans 12:12 Rejoicing in hope; patient in tribulation continuing instant in prayer.
This leads us to our final point which we must never ever forget: [5] The trial of our faith is always for the greater and better good, and only continues for as long as folks need to be cleansed, or matured spiritually, as the case might be. God does not leave His people in the fires of trials any longer than is needed. He does not arbitrarily allow trial for no good reason. Nor does He allow it to continue to drag on indefinitely, if His purposes have been accomplished.
When the dross has been removed, and when folks have learned the lessons of faith, God removes the trial for the fires of the furnace are to cleanse, never to destroy. After Joseph learned what he needed to learn in prison, God released him and set him on a pinnacle, for at this point God could count on him.
Similarly, with the you and me in the here and now, whenever the purposes of God have been fulfilled in our trials, we can safely trust Him to give us a break, for the work of God in the heart is to prepare each saint for eternity. In cooperation with God, folks are to build sterling, characters that can neither be bought or sold, for this is the essence of salvation in the heart.
Job 23:8 Behold, I go forward, but he is not there; and backward, but I cannot perceive him. 9 On the left hand, where he doth work, but I cannot behold him: he hides himself on the right hand, that I cannot see him. 10 But he knows the way that I take: when he hath tried me, I shall come forth as gold.
May The Lord add His blessing to the study of His word. God bless!