refined silver

We are indeed children of our Heavenly Father. To further illustrate this point we have the story of the silver refinery. so silver starts out as a raw material that is not perfect by any means, and really is not that beautiful. it does however have lots of potential! the silver gets put into the hottest part of the fire, and just about when the silver cannot take anymore and it is about to crack, the refiner pulls it from the fire. it is then cooled and then beaten with a hammer and chisel. this is an important step in the process making sure that all the unwanted stuff that is attached to all the silver is scraped away. It is then placed in the heat once again to fight off the heat, and this time it is left in there not until it is about to crack but until the refiner can see his own image in the silver.
As with our Heavenly Father he places us in paths that can be rough and we may feel like we are teetering on the edge of spiritual death, but he knows our limits. Just in the right moment he steps in to help us out. He continues this process until we are able to have His image in our countenance.