REFINED
Turning Pain Into Purpose
Todd Stocker
(Discussion Guide Included)
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ISBN-13: 978-1456590529
ISBN-10: 1456590529
Malachi 3
"See, I will send my messenger, who will prepare the way before me. Then suddenly the Lord you are seeking will come to his temple; the messenger of the covenant, whom you desire, will come," says the LORD Almighty.
But who can endure the day of his coming? Who can stand when he appears? For he will be like a refiner's fire or a launderer's soap. He will sit as a refiner and purifier of silver; he will purify the Levites and refine them like gold and silver. Then the LORD will have men who will bring offerings in righteousness, and the offerings of Judah and Jerusalem will be acceptable to the LORD, as in days gone by, as in former years.
“So I will come near to you for judgment. I will be quick to testify against sorcerers, adulterers and perjurers, against those who defraud laborers of their wages, who oppress the widows and the fatherless, and deprive aliens of justice, but do not fear me," says the LORD Almighty.”
- Malachi 3:1-5
For My Family
and all that have been or will be Refined by God through the fires of loss
Contents
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Acknowledgements
1. Our Story 1
Is This Really Happening
2. Illumination 9
Change Your Attitude
3. Heating 23
Prepare For the Journey
4. Protection 37
Trust in His Strength
5. Loneliness 49
Look for Signs of God’s Presence
6. Defiance 63
Surrender to the Refiner
7. Reflection 77
Choose to be Radiant
8. Timing 91
Wait for His Unfolding Purpose
9. And Now … 107
A Word of Encouragement
Discussion Guide
More From Todd
Notes
Acknowledgements
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A huge and hefty thanks goes out to
The Stebbing brothers and their families - for creating a company that honors God and that God has used to change the lives of thousands!
All of the contributors to this book - for your stories that I’ve included and the ones that I haven’t. Both proved valuable to this project.
The Baltes family for sheltering us physically and emotionally as we transitioned into our new normal.