In the Crucible: How God Sustains and Transforms in Hard Times

God is in the white-hot crucible experiences of our lives. There are life experiences that can crush our spirits, overwhelm our emotions, cause our minds to spin, leave our bodies weak o point of collapse, and lead us to cry out, "Lord, I don't know if I can handle this." Such experiences can be compared to being in a crucible-a vessel that can withstand the high temperatures needed to melt metal without affecting the essence of the metal. The crucible is the image used in Scripture to desc...