Trials and Maturity
Wind has a different impact on a candle flame than it does on a wildfire. For the candle flame, wind will extinguish the fire, and it doesn’t take much. When it comes to a wildfire, wind has the opposite effect — it feeds the fire instead of putting it out. If the candle flame could speak, it would tell the wind to leave it alone. If the wildfire could speak, it would welcome the wind. One is threatened, while the other is fed. Trials aren't inherently good, but on some level they’re necessary. As followers of Jesus, we believe that we will one day get to heaven, where we will enjoy uninterrupted fellowship with God. Jesus has secured that future for us through His own death and resurrection. Because that's the substance of our faith, it's more wildfire than it is candle flame. Trials don’t extinguish our faith; they make our faith stronger.
