When the heat comes----worthless or worthy? Proverbs 17:1-3

Good morning all. God is good all the time, all the time God is good.  TOO BLESSED TO BE STRESSED!
   Proverbs 17:  Let us view the first 3 verses.  1 Better a dry crust eaten in peace than a house filled with feasting and conflict.  
   Wow!  Is this ever the truth.  Ever been around where someone is never, never happy.  Always finding fault with something - the toast is too dark, the eggs are cooked wrong, the house is not clean enough, the garage needs tending to, the people at the store, the people at church, and on and on.  Yes, tis better to nipple on a dry crust, as a mouse would, in total peace than with a person or persons who constantly complain.
   2 A wise servant will rule over the master's disgraceful son and will share the inheritance of the master's children.
   This verse is talking about faithfulness.  Faithfulness will allow a man to rise from servitude to the status of sonship.  Are you faithful to God?  Are you rising in sonship?
   3. Fire tests the purity of silver and gold, but the LORD tests the heart.
       Whoa friend!!  It take intense heat to purify gold and silver.  Sometimes it often takes the heat of trials for the Christian to be purified.  Through trials, God shows us what is in us and clears out anything that gets in the way of complete trust in him.
  1 Peter 1:7 "These trials will show that your faith is genuine.  It is being tested as fire tests and purifies gold - though your faith is far more precious than mere gold."
   When tough times come your way, realize that God wants to use them to refine your faith and purify your heart.  Remember, refinement, or when the heat comes it does separate the good from the worthless.  Think about this.  From you recent actions----which side would you fall on?  Love you all.  Love your neighbor as yourself.
In Christ's Love and Grace
  Johnny