PRIVATE PURGATORY

These times feel like a forced march through barren desert. While in fact, most trials are shared with many others, it can feel very personal, a private purgatory. God’s desire for me to be more like Him requires that I pass this way. A protracted, severe trial is a pristine environment for faith and faithfulness to develop. I am willing Lord, strengthen me that I may walk the distance. Provoke me to remember others.