purify my heart.

i kinda like train rides nowadays.
despite the sardine-packed carriages,
i'm pretty much oblivious to the surroundings
and in my own world plucked in to mp3..

as i was thinking abt stuffs again,
suddenly my ears opened when
'purify my heart' played..
it sounded so sincere dis time!

and i was thinking,
what does it mean to be purified?
purified like precious silver.
and pure gold.

as usual,
being a very visual person.
images chalked up in my mind,
immediately of a gold refiner and his crucible.

some of you might have known,
for gold or silver to be purified.
it has to be melted first,
den molded right?

now, why must it be melted?
simply because its for the impurities to surface,
the best way to identify it,
is to let the 'hardened' matter stand out!

likewise, when we sing 'purify my heart'
we're actually telling God to melt our hearts,
and let the 'flaws' surface.
so that our Refiner can purify us..

if that gold or silver had feelings,
i'm sure it'll be of much pain!
but the procedure is essential,
in order for the gold or silver be of higher value.

for those of you who are struggling,
or feeling hurt and pain!
rmb that your hurts are essential,
for you to be pure..

only when we're pure!
then only can we be molded.
and serve at our utmost calling.
to be used by God in His own special ways..

so bear wif it my friends!
you're not alone.
in fact, during dis period of time
the Refiner is paying extra close attention to you!

making sure you don't overburn.
making sure you don't evaporate.
making sure every impurity is taken out.
making sure you'll turn out absolutely pure!

take heart, and trust the Lord.
for He knows more than human minds can fathom.
He knows more abt gold and silver than they do abt themselves!
what more human beings who He created fearfully and wonderfully?