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The Refiners Fire

(shelbielouise photography)
The refiners fire is something I have come to know very, very personally. I'm living it right now, and every single person on this planet it is going through it in one way or another. I love the Mormon message that the church put out about the refiners fire, to see the video on the church's website click here. This video has come to mean a lot to me because I have realized that we are meant to be so much more than we are. We are glorious creations, how awesome is it that we are all sons and daughters of a loving Heavenly Father? Pretty awesome right?!?!?! Anyways, everyone has a plan for their life, but sometimes that is not God's plan at all. Most times the plan he wants us to follow is surprising and catches us off guard, but we can look back and know that that is exactly what we were supposed to do. We can't see the path that leads to what we need to do, or who we need to become. But He can. He knows what we need, and we may not like it. At all. But the results whether they be in this life, or the next, we will be grateful for. I right now feel like I am stuck in the middle of my path of life right now. I've been blindsided by a lot of things the last couple of months, and I don't like having anxiety and depression at all. But I am holding onto the fact that this trial is meant to prepare me for something greater. And you might say that that perspective isn't realistic, but I think it is very realistic. Some things in life happen outside of our control, but some times the hard things are the perfect things to lead you to the best things. In a way I am grateful for this trial, not a 100%, but I am grateful. Because I know what it feels like. I understand what it feels like to be depression and endure panic attacks and anxiety. And for others going through the same exact thing I can tell you right now, you are not alone. I can't fully understand what you are going through, every single person experiences anxiety and depression differently but I understand in a small way. But there is someone who fully understands, He is shaping you into the person you were always meant to become. Our Father in Heaven knows, and so does our amazing brother Jesus Christ. Jesus felt exactly what it felt like to be you, he knows you perfectly. They both do. And they love you more than you can ever comprehend, don't ever, ever, ever forget that. Because you are worth fighting for, and you are worth getting over this trial.
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Shelbie Drake

I am a college student at Brigham Young University trying to wade through this crazy thing we call life with my mental illness. I have decided to share my story of trying to deal with mental illness in the hopes that it may help others.

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