Simply put, a crucible is a vessel, a container used in melting substances that need to be melted at a very high temperature--a temperature that does not affect the vessel.  Silver and gold are two precious metals that are melted and purified in a crucible. 

Today, a severe test, such as grueling rigors athletes undergo, is sometimes called a crucible.  Situations can also be called crucibles when they causes great changes to occur.

Over the years, I learned that my life is a combination of several crucibles--not just one HUGE refining pot.  Realizing that made it possible for me to understand why I functioned differently depending upon the group I was interacting with or the situation I was in.  I also realized I was not alone, even when it sometimes seemed I was. 

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God promised to never leave or forsake me, so He was always there.  In truth, when I felt most alone and in deepest pain, it was because in trying to escape the heated confines of the crucible, I distanced myself from Him. I jumped out of the crucible and landed right in the fire! 

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