Fire

carefully playing with fire 

by Marjie Wolfe

Fire. 

Fire is a complex double edged wonder.

Fire is warm and glowing, giving strength to our bodies and souls.
With fire we prepare food for our nourishment, food for our fun, food for our souls. With the warmth we are protected, from cold, and loneliness, and darkness. 
The glow, gives light to the darkest times of our days, reminding me of the heart of Abba, always with us...
We are refined by fire, made holy and pure...

With care, we do not get burned, and often have the benefits without the pain.

Sometimes the pain is necessary.
Sometimes We are careless.

Fire destroys, fiercely and ferociously, making for new beginnings... purging the unwanted, unlovely, and evil in our lives.
Through this destruction can come good and new growth. The little new green sprouts come soon after a raging fire has cleared the way, here where we live...
They are quick to grow into new and wonderful beautiful things...

Even in the fire of pain, I carefully play.  I want the full benefit of God's raging passionate love.  If it takes walking through the fire to get it, I will continue to carefully play within the flames.  Everything I do, I want to be for the Glory of Abba who I love more than life itself.  He is with me always, and sends me through the fire when I need it. He holds me close through the flames to the other side.  Some times singed, sometimes scorched, always loved and protected from eternal harm. I do continue to fall and make mistakes.  The fire heads me back into His arms every time.  Then He holds me and heals me.

He is like a Fire, warm and loving, raging and refining, all because He loves me and you enough to teach us both about His great Love for us.

So... I carefully play with Fire... kindling the burning fire in my heart for Abba and His burning will for me...