“The Lord trieth the righteous.” — Psalm 11:5 (KJV) Have you ever been down into the depths of loss or heartbreak, suffering or complete disaster? When the only question in your head is "why me" ? When you feel like you are being threshed literally with no escape? It can be a heartbreaking thought - "I never hurt anyone, I tried to follow our Lord, I tried to do all the right things and I never hurt anyone knowingly. Then why? Why did it have to be me?" Well, it had to be you for the very reasons you feel it should not have been: Your belief, faith & trust in the Lord. This is not a dichotomy. This is the reality of our faith. We are entrusted with a mission because God sees our strength and faith in Him & knows we can see it through with His help. Here is a lesson we can learn from wheat! Wheat, while nestled safely in its husk, is of no use to the one who planted it. Only through threshing—through the shaking, beating, and separating—does its true value...