““there will be trials and difficulties ahead for his disciples and indeed for all disciples. All who want to follow the Lord Jesus in a serious way are going to be faced with challenges, pain, and discomfort. They will have to chop things out of their lives that have given them comfort, even though it was a false comfort. Being a disciple of Jesus means going through the fire, but this is a fire that purifies. It is a fire that sanctifies, that shapes us more and more into who God wants us to be. Through this fire, our union with Christ is becoming more visible in our lives.””
