Ben Greenfield tells people going through hardship—job loss, illness, grief, broken relationships—that suffering refines character like fire refines gold. He urges listeners to thank God for breaking them, saying it slays the ego and strengthens who they are.
Are you being broken by God at some point in your life right now? Have you lost your job? Have you hurt yourself? Have you caught an illness? Have you experienced a death in your family? A broken relationship? And say to God, thank you. Thank you for breaking me. Keep breaking me and keep breaking me. Thank you for slaying my ego. Thank you for refining me. Like gold in a fire Like a diamond under pressure.
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