the fire that doesn't burn

sometimes, the hardest days feel like they will never end.
pain lingers.
silence screams.

people come and go,
and we’re left wondering
what their purpose was in our lives.

but when we begin to see life
not as something happening to us,
but as something YHWH is doing for us,
everything starts to make sense.

the phrase
"this too shall come to pass"
isn’t just comforting —
it’s a spiritual reminder
that nothing in this world is permanent,
except the love and purpose of YHWH.

every person we meet,
every heartbreak,
every triumph,
and every failure
is part of a divine curriculum,
carefully designed
not to destroy us,
but to form us.

"Consider it pure joy... whenever you face trials of many kinds,
because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance."
— James 1:2–3

when we’re in the fire,
we beg YHWH to take us out.
we ask “why?”

but often,
the fire isn’t meant to burn us —
it’s meant to refine us.
to strip away what doesn’t belong,
and shape us into vessels
ready for something greater.

in those very moments
when we thought we’d be consumed,
we were actually being prepared.

"When you walk through the fire, you shall not be burned,
and the flame shall not consume you."
— Isaiah 43:2

every encounter,
every experience —
it’s not random.

think of them as whispers from YHWH.
some people enter our lives to bless us,
some to test us,
and others to teach us.

but all of them are part of the lesson.
and even when we don’t understand right away,
we can trust that nothing is wasted
in the hands of YHWH.

Yahshua (Jesus) told His disciples:

"You do not realize now what I am doing,
but later you will understand."
— John 13:7

so if today
we find ourselves in pain,
in waiting,
or in confusion —

let’s hold on.
let it shape us,
not shatter us.

this too shall come to pass.
and when it does,
let’s carry the lesson with us.

because the fire that didn’t burn us?
that was YHWH walking with us,
the whole time.