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         (Dad:) I look at the Family today, and I marvel at how the Lord is leading, and the plan He has set out before you. We now have an unbeatable force--the wisdom and experience of the older generation, real gold faith that has been tried and tested and purified in the fire, and the spunk and zeal and new ideas of the younger generation. The Lord wants to melt all that together, and He's doing just that.
         In a refining pot, when you pour all the precious metals in the pot and the fire begins to heat up, when it gets hot enough it starts spittin' and sputterin'. The more it heats up, the more it sputters, and sometimes sparks begin to fly! That's what it's like right now in some of our Homes, where folks are experiencing some of the trials and tests between the generations. But in time, as the metals melt and the dross and the chaff is burned away, the spittin' and sputterin' dies down, as the precious metals melt together.
         Eventually out comes the final product--shining pure gold, a beautiful sight to behold! The spittin' and sputterin' and sparks are all gone and you have the final product--pure gold! That's what the Lord is doing with you folks. He's melting you all together, and He's gonna bring you out like fine gold, if you keep looking to Him and praying for His guidance.



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