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Good from the Fire

No trouble seems pleasant at the time. Yet in God's economy, it is this pain which brings forth new faith. How often we hear, "I thank God for that hard time; it was the best thing that ever happened to me." Even when we may not find the grace to thank God for our tribulation, we can thank Him for the good that comes from our fire.

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