The Refiner\u2019s Fire<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nBut of course, these two statements aren\u2019t identical. Oprah\u2019s dictum is focussed completely on the individual: find out what brings out the best in you, and then bring that to the world. And that\u2019s good advice. But Catherine\u2019s subtext is deeper (and less metaphorical). Be what you should be! Be what God created you to be! Follow your calling! It looks not at the individual, but at the individual in relationship with Jesus Christ, becoming transformed in Christ.<\/p>\n
Bring out the best you have in you, and you can illuminate the world\u2026but allow Christ to bring out the best you have in you, and you will set the world ablaze. To bring the fire, you have to first submit to the Refiner\u2019s fire.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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