that perishes, to be visible in my life (1 Pet. 1:6–7). I will not allow pride to hold back my willingness to forgive those who may hurt me. I do not have the right to hold on to my hurt. Father, Your Word teaches me that a pure heart is like gold. Give me purity of heart and cause me to be soft, tender, and pliable to your instructions. Holy Spirit, I recognize that You are refining me like gold through Your furnace of trials so that all the impurities of my heart will

