The Gates of God’s Order
Posted on: August 15, 2025
Life’s hardships are not obstacles but divine instruments of growth. As the prophet Isaiah wrote, “I have refined you, but not as silver; I have tested you in the furnace of affliction”(Isaiah 48:10). Our trials are God’s way of shaping us into His likeness, burning away impurities, and teaching us to trust in His wisdom. Yeshua’s (Jesus) own trials, from His time in the wilderness to His suffering on the cross, serve as a template for how we should view our struggles. He displays each hardship as a step in the process of becoming the person God intended us to become—selfless, loving, and fully aligned with His eternal purpose.
The goal of this process should not be considered as the annihilation of self but transformation. By surrendering our will, we do not lose our individuality but fulfill it most profoundly. We The Gates of God’s Order merge with God’s infinite essence, becoming part of His eternal plan, while retaining our unique role within it. Thus, our merging does not diminish our humanity but elevates it. In embracing God’s will, we participate and become “partakers of the divine nature” (2 Peter 1:4).
––Michael Humphrey
