WHAT THE SEEKER FRIENDLY PASTOR WILL NEVER TELL YOU!

WHAT THE SEEKER FRIENDLY PASTOR WILL NEVER TELL YOU!

THE REFINERY AND SPIRITUAL DETOX

Most raw material is unusable in its original state such as iron ore, rubber, most perfumes, and oil. It must go through process that requires dramatic stress of some type called refining. Extreme heat, pressure, crushing, grinding, separating, cooling, melting, and on and on according to the item and it's intended use. All those who desire to be effective  for the kingdom must also be refined. True obedience demands that your old nature be refined by the crushing. Your salvation is instantaneous, but your usefulness is progressive. I cannot use pride or self will, or those with personal agendas. If you are one of My children, then you are an heir; heirs of My Father, and joint-heirs with Me; that is if it be so that you suffer with Me , so that you may be also glorified together. [18] You can be sure, that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in you, after the refining process." Romans 8:17-18 

Everyone has these character traits in their old nature, pride self will, and personal agendas, and they are not easily removed. Simply confessing them will not remove them. You cannot repent of them because they are part of your nature. You must be refined! The process of refining differs with every person, but they all involve suffering. No one in the west wants to hear it, or think about it, so the modern western church remains very shallow and many times unrecognizable. Fun and games and playtime, but no not suffering. "If you are dead with Me, you shall also live with Me : [12] If you suffer, you shall also reign with Me : if you deny Me , I also will deny you:" 2 Timothy 2:11-12  For the Gospel sake you may even suffer affliction and even wear chains like a criminal. But the Word of God is never chained or imprisoned!" 2 Timothy 2:9 AMP

Do not blame the devil for all suffering. If you break a bone you must suffer the pain of having it reset. Is the doctor who set it evil, because he caused you pain? When I remove the old sinful nature from you, it's My love causing the pain, because I want more for you. The suffering is always to move you to a higher kingdom position. You always say "less of me and more of You Lord", and the refining process does just that. Killing your old nature, making more room for My nature. It's your will or My will, your plan or My plan, your time or My time: somethings got to go! To be refined or not to be refined is the question! Many of you say you will lay down your life for Me, yet you will not even risk laying down your job for My names sake. If your boss says to never mention My name in this place, and you agree for fear of losing your job, do not claim you would lay down your life. Losing your job is a far cry from being executed!

Those who have been  completely refined by Me, are dead already, so they cannot be threatened. When the crushing, breaking, and fire, has completed it's work the finished product is ready for use. The only way to rid the human soul of pride is to detox through suffering. Suffering to the place where all answers are gone, and the only thing left is trust in the words that you have from Me. The riches are always in the valley. Those who refuse to walk through the valley with Me will never make to the top of the mountain with Me. Satan despises this type of suffering, because he knows that he will not be able to handle the finished product! Mark 8:31-33