The refining pot reveals the quality of the metal — impurities become visible under heat. Praise performs the same function in human character: it reveals whether a person is genuinely humble, self-controlled, and mature, or whether they are vain, proud, and unstable. How someone handles being praised is a reliable test of their character.
Memory phrase: Praise tests your true character.
Talk about it: How can the way a person responds to praise reveal what they are truly like inside?
Prayer: God, help me stay humble when people praise me.