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Meditation For This Morning by Charles Spurgeon August 31 Isaiah 51:5 On mine arm shall they trust. In seasons of severe trial, the Christian has nothing on earth that he can trust to, and is therefore compelled to cast himself on his God alone. When his vessel is on its beam-ends, and no human deliverance can avail, he must simply and entirely trust himself to the providence and care of God. Happy storm that wrecks a man on such a rock as this! O blessed hurricane that drives the soul to God and God alone! There is no getting at our God sometimes because of the multitude of our friends; but when a man is so poor, so friendless, so helpless that he has nowhere else to turn, he flies into his Father’s arms, and is blessedly clasped therein! When he is burdened with troubles so pressing and so peculiar, […]
From Valley of Vision: Lord Jesus, I am blind, be thou my light, ignorant, be thou my wisdom, self-willed, be thou my mind. I was a stranger, an outcast, a slave, a rebel, but thy cross has brought me near, has softened my heart, has made me thy Father’s child, has admitted me to thy family, has made me joint-heir with thyself. O that I may love thee as thou lovest me, that I may walk worthy of thee, my Lord, that I may reflect the image of heaven’s first-born. May I always see thy beauty with the clear eye of faith, and feel the power of they Spirit in my heart, for unless he move mightily in me no inward fire will be kindled.
Yesterday’s post about rising early resulted in a huge number of page loads, and only a few responses so far…so, hopefully that means many of you are still prayerfully considering the challenge to prioritize time alone in the Word at the start of your day. For those of you who joined in, how did you do? I had a terrible night with a three yr. old who continues to struggle with leg cramps at night, but praise God, I found myself actually joyful to be up…with coffee, and these tips from Shopping for Time Place your alarm clock in a strategic location, preferably on the other side of the room from your bed. Set your alarm for the same time every day. Never, never, never hit the snooze button or lie back down to catch a few more winks. The second your alarm goes off is the most critical moment […]
My husband’s been getting up at 5:30 in the morning again…to pray. That’s about when I head back to bed after another groggy feeding that usually results in one spit-up, one blow-out, and one half-hour of trying to get back to sleep. Lest you think this comes naturally to my sweet husband, you are mistaken. Every morning he struggles with the same fog that rolls through my head, and yet, when I suggest that he won’t make it if he doesn’t get more sleep, this is his reply: “Babe, I won’t make it if I don’t pray…the Lord will provide.” This is a busy season of life in our household. Between a full house of children, a church plant, a school start-up, and various other relationships and commitments, we keep a steady pace around here. There is a joy in working hard and being productive…that is, until the joy is […]
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