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.