Read Job 23:8-11
8 Behold, I go forward, but he is not there; and backward, but I cannot perceive him:
9 On the left hand, where he doth work, but I cannot behold him: he hideth himself on the right hand, that I cannot see him:
10 But he knoweth the way that I take: when he hath tried me, I shall come forth as gold.
11 My foot hath held his steps, his way have I kept, and not declined.
Discuss
Sometimes, we feel like we are all alone in our trials. We may feel like we don’t have any friends, that no one understands how we feel, and like no matter what we do, things don’t get any easier. Job lost his family, his house, his money and everything he had. Instead of hating God and not believing in Heavenly Father and Jesus. He treated his trials as a learning experience and knew that in the end, he would be blessed for staying loyal to Heavenly Father and Jesus.
What does “I shall come forth as gold mean?”
Read the process of refining gold
Insert the gold scraps and the flux into the crucible
Put the crucible into the fire.
Stoke the fire until the heat reaches 1947.52 degrees Fahrenheit, which is the melting point of gold. The gold in the crucible will start to melt.
Remove the crucible from the fire when all of the gold is molten.
Pour the molten gold into the mold and let it cool.
Separate the base metals (copper, silver, iron, tin, lead, mercury, antimony) from the gold. They will float to the top of the mold.
Insert the gold into a retort with diluted nitric acid.
Pour off the nitric acid; pure gold remains.
Discuss
Discuss how these steps can be applied to trails in our lives. Do you know someone who has gone through extremely difficult trials? Maybe you have. Discuss how faith in God and following His commandments have helped this person/you endure their/your trial(s).
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