Ah, here. I think I just thought of something.
For the past five years I've been in a really difficult living situation. Like, the stress is so bad my hair is falling out difficult. I thought that God was keeping me here because there was something He was trying to winnow out of me. You know, burning away the chaff. It dawned on me last week because of something I read that it may not be me He is trying to work on. It's possible I'm in this situation because He is working on the other person.
Most likely it's both of us He's trying to refine. Let's hope it's finished before I have a heart attack or stroke or something.