A Note To My Brothers,

The days are getting harder.

I know things have been tough.

I know some of you feel like giving up.

I had one of those days only today—where everything felt heavy, where weariness knocked at the door of my heart.

But the Lord leaned in.

He reminded me: Refinement doesn't come through comfort. Just as gold is purified in a fire seven times hotter, so too are we shaped in the furnace of affliction (Psalm 12:6; Isaiah 48:10). It’s not easy—but in that refining, something beautiful happens. A fragrance begins to rise from our lives—a sweet aroma pleasing to the Lord (2 Corinthians 2:15).

When we say, “Make me a vessel,”

it’s not a magic word. It’s not conjured in an instant with a prayer or a song. Like film in the darkroom, the image of Christ in us is developed slowly, through pressure, light, shadow, and waiting. The red room of transformation isn’t fast—but it is holy (2 Corinthians 3:18).

And hear this: Time does not intimidate God. Delay does not mean denial. Your limitations do not disqualify you. Your small vision is not the boundary of God’s purpose.

He says, “Son, you are already called.”

“Before I formed you in the womb I knew you; before you were born I set you apart”(Jeremiah 1:5).

“The gifts and calling of God are irrevocable”* (Romans 11:29).

So let no man—no voice, no fear, no failure—shut what God is in the process of opening (Revelation 3:7-8).

You are doing better than you think.

You are not alone.

He sees you.

He is with you.

And I am proud of you—not because of your strength, but because of your surrender.

“Well done, good and faithful servant.”

That is what Heaven is whispering over you—even now (Matthew 25:21).

Stand strong, brothers.

You were made for this hour.

Giving up isn’t an option.

With you in the fire,

Dom @domxchrist

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