The trials and tests I experience don’t end when the ordeal is over. The real victory comes when it is complete and nobody else knows that I have gone through a crisis.
There have been numerous occasions when I have endured the fire, only to fail because my ego wanted others to know what or how much I had sacrificed. In that moment I have received my reward in the form of vain recognition but lost the intimacy of communion with the Lord.
There may come a time when God leads me to share a painful experience, but only when I am assured that He is receiving all the glory.
I pray that God will help me be still and quiet instead of creating a lot of drama.