Taught by Fire

TAUGHT BY FIRE
(Verse 1)
I didn't sign up for this kind of school
No textbooks, no degrees
Just days that stretched like desert miles
Brought me to my knees
Every lesson hurt like hell to learn
Every truth came with a cost
But somewhere in the burning
I found what I thought I'd lost
(Chorus)
I was taught by fire
In the furnace of the years
Refined by what I couldn't change
And all those unshed tears
God was working in the valley
Where I couldn't see the plan
I was taught by fire
Now I understand
(Verse 2)
There were moments I was sure I'd break
Moments I let go
Of who I thought I had to be
To survive the undertow
But grace kept showing up each day
Even when I couldn't feel it
My Savior never left my side
Even when I couldn't see it
(Chorus)
I was taught by fire
In the furnace of the years
Refined by what I couldn't change
And all those unshed tears
God was working in the valley
Where I couldn't see the plan
I was taught by fire
Now I understand
(Bridge)
Not the life I would have chosen
Not the path I thought I'd take
But every scar became a story
Of the One who never breaks
His promises, His presence
Even in the darkest night
I was learning how to stand
When I thought I'd lost the fight
(Final Chorus)
I was taught by fire
And the flames did not consume
What was purified was precious
In the crucible and gloom
God was faithful in the furnace
Held me in His scarred hands
I was taught by fire
Now I understand
(Outro)
Now I understand
Yeah, now I understand

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