Many of us struggle with our faith, suffering from severe trials, but there is no faith worth having that has not been tested by fire and I have denied Christ before by my own silence when given the opportunity to witness for Him.  I have been like Peter that, by my silence, I denied the Lord before others and like him, I wept over my sin of omission.  It is my prayer that your struggles will not destroy your faith but instead will strengthen it.  A faith that is being refined becomes more precious than gold because it lasts.  Listen to what Peter says and he certainly knows from experience; “the tested genuineness of your faith—more precious than gold that perishes though it is tested by fire..."