There is purpose in pressure, not just pain.

Signs You’re Being Refined (Not Punished):

• the process is uncomfortable but you’re growing through it, not just going through it
• you’re learning lessons you couldn’t have learned any other way
• you’re developing character traits you’ll need for what’s ahead

God’s presence is still with you even in the hardship

– Jacqueline Whitney

• the struggle is building strength, not breaking you
• you’re being stretched beyond what’s comfortable but not beyond what’s sustainable
• God’s presence is still with you even in the hardship
• you’re seeing parts of yourself you didn’t know existed
• the testing is revealing what’s solid and what needs to go

• you’re becoming more like who you’re meant to be, even though it’s painful
• there’s purpose in the pressure, not just pain
• you’re being prepared for something, not punished for something
• the difficulty has an end point, it’s not permanent
• you’re gaining wisdom, discernment, and resilience
• what’s being removed is making room for what’s being built

Jacqueline Whitney is the author Held: A 50 Day Devotional For Parents and All That You Deserve.