The Refiner's Fire
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The Refiner's Fire is a poetry collection about God's faithfulness in the midst of extreme pain. Written by an up and coming young author with autism, it powerfully communicates the hard emotions of real life, touching on themes of faith, anxiety, bullying and mental illness.
Rue Mortensen
Rue Mortensen is an autistic teenage writer, daughter of the King of kings, and a wannabe Disney princess. She loves Jesus with all her heart, and suspects she was born in the wrong generation. She loves cozy vintage stuff, along with reading, bullet journaling, blogging, yoga, fairytale retellings, fresh stars, matcha lattes, skincare, and old hymns. When she is not writing, you can find her goofing off on Pinterest, spending time with her family, or snuggling with her service dog in training, Sushi. Feel free to visit Rue at ruelilith.wordpress.com
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The Refiner's Fire - Rue Mortensen
The Refiner’s Fire
I’ve heard it said that God is the Potter
and that I am the clay,
that the agony I feel all throughout
is merely Him shaping me.
But I don’t see the shaping.
I don’t see how this could be turning me into
the woman He destined eons before the creation of time.
I’ve been told I’m admirable
for not letting my struggles
break me down,
but those who say that are blind to the cracks;
they don’t see that all I’m doing is surviving.
Abba, I don’t like this.
It feels like I’m being set on fire,
like I’m being diminished to ashes.
How can You be refining me
if all You’re doing is breaking me?
You Wouldn’t say I’m Strong if you Saw the