"...but I also am aware that before the first sign of trouble hit, the majority of my faith was based on what I had read about God in books and not on my own experiences with Him. Facing pain also made me face the reality that maybe God wasn’t who I thought He was after all, and through the trials my faith has been made real and my trust in God has been strengthened.
Sometimes God will take clay and break down the current mold to make something more beautiful. God will mold us and this molding is not from a God who seeks to destroy, but rather from a God who loves to heal."
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i agree with the above, but i can't help but wonder if the author is suggesting all pain is from God. i don't believe that it is, although when i experience pain personally the first thing i do is shake my fist at God. it's hard to distinguish pain that is a natural consequence of my own willful actions and pain that is a result of someone/something else altogether. i'm just glad that whatever the origin of pain, God can use it to make me more beautiful and reflect His glory.
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