Just hurt

"
It is doubtful that God can use any man greatly until he has hurt him deeply" -AW Tozer
Thought provoking statement but quite difficult to accept. Why would God do that? Does He enjoy people getting hurt by these hurts. Talk about hurts. Have been through some lately and from the most unexpected people. Not that I am saint but when truth has been compromised and you are not allowed to defend yourself. When you are literally humiliated by the young, the wounds can be deep. But they too must have been hurt deeply, or else the torment would have been subdued. 
Pause
Look at the saints in the Bible:
  1. Joseph was falsely accused yet here maned faithful
  2. Moses was unjustly challenged but He remained quiet
  3. David had to run into hiding for doing the right things
  4. Jesus was mocked, beaten, nailed and killed by Hs own creation.
What was the reaction fo the saints? 

Jesus -  Father forgive them for they do not know what they are doing.
Joseph - You meant it for evil but God intended for good.
Moses - If you will not forgive, blot out my name.
David - Cried to God for help.

Strangely this reflects the maturity of the saints. The less matured will call fire from heaven, just like the sons fo thunder. The ones who had journeyed with the Master, will reflect the father's heart.

Luke 15:20 - But while he was still a long way off, his father saw him and was filled with compassion for him; he ran to his son, threw his arms around him and kissed him.

God give me your heart. Make me like you. And the lesson : Mat 12:37 - For by your words you will be acquitted, and by your words you will be condemned."
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When God wants to drill a man,

And thrill a man,
And skill a man
When God wants to mold a man
To play the noblest part;
When He yearns with all His heart

To create so great and bold a man
That all the world shall be amazed,
Watch His methods, watch His ways!
How He ruthlessly perfects

Whom He royally elects!
How He hammers him and hurts him,
And with mighty blows converts him
Into trial shapes of clay which

Only God understands;
While his tortured heart is crying
And he lifts beseeching hands!
How He bends but never breaks

When his good He undertakes;
How He uses whom He chooses,
And which every purpose fuses him;
By every act induces him
To try His splendor out-
God knows what He’s about.


– Anonymous

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