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A burnt child dreads fire but...

This is the most spontaneously I've written so far.
Where I immediately grab my laptop with little thought and plan and get at it.
Refiner by Maverick city (a band that is in every way heaven sent!) is playing in the background.
It's a song I fell in love with the first time I heard it. And couldn't stop singing it. And then, all of a sudden I stopped singing it. I was too afraid to. I couldn't.

Here's a snippet of the lyrics;
I want to be tried by fire, purified. You take whatever you desire, Lord here's my life.


Burn me beautiful, burn me holy.
Burn me righteous, burn me lovely.


I want to be really brief today so I'll say, after a pep talk of sorts from my friend, he put things into perspective reminding me that if my loyalty and heart really belongs to God, then I should be ready for his chastening. For the ways in which he desires to purify me. I should really want to burn for only Him. I shouldn't be afraid of singing the song in simpler terms.

But get this. I'd listened to the song severally but never connected the line she (Steffany) sings spontaneously; Brand us with your name as a bridge (of sorts) in the song with the rest of the song.

Branding is as you know, a popular way of sealing. A seal of ownership. A mark. A ''this is mine don't mess with it'' type mark. An  ''I bought this for a price'' type mark. A ''back off'' type mark.
and the branding hurts. more often than not associated with heat. 

Okay, in conclusion, as He is refining us He is branding us and it's a beautiful process. Or at least we know it ends beautifully.


    To put this simply, all the ways in which God puts us through fires of varying intensities, it's most likely to get rid of certain things or teach certain other things. And in that, He is branding us with His name. Making us look more like Him (as Chandler in the same song sings, also spontaneously)
So yeah, I got excited when I connected the dots and so I came here. 
Later!

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  1. UnknownAugust 9, 2020 at 2:22 PM

    This song this song is powerful...the words to this song are simple but really empowering and if we intent to let God purify us as He intends then there's definitely a beautiful ending👏.

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  2. UnknownAugust 9, 2020 at 9:06 PM

    Must say I've really been blessed. Many Christian things scares us when they come into realisation or when we get to know what they really mean. I personally got scared after a friend told me to think about the bridge of Oceans (where feet may...) critically cause it hit him too. It hit me I must say and is scary. But we must remain loyal as he is. Thank you very much for the message🤗🤞

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    1. Marvella!August 15, 2020 at 4:37 AM

      I'm pretty sure I had an ocean phase too. Or one of those songs the girls at my school really liked singing on trust. It takes grace to do and be ready for God and whatever He wants us to do or to do through and with us. Thank you for reading!

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  3. UnknownAugust 9, 2020 at 9:35 PM

    Thanks for helping us connect the dots too. I also find Here's my heart Lord(by casting crowns) a song to ponder on deeply. It is necessary that songs lead us to God and I have learnt to listen to the words more.

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