If the Lord gave you nothing but troubles, then, I think, there might be some justification in dwelling so much upon them. But since there are so many mercies, would not it be wisdom to tell your friends, sometimes, all about those mercies with a sparkling eye and say, “They were manifold mercies. There was fold upon fold. See the goodness of the Lord in this thing. He sent that mercy just when I needed it—just when I most required it—and it came to me in such a beautiful way, too, and it was delivered to me by the very person that made it most acceptable. The way in which the gift was bestowed so sweetened it that I do not know how to praise the Lord enough for it.”
Oh, if only I heard Christians often saying one to another, “Have you heard what the Lord has done for me? Sit down a little while and let me fill your ears with the sweet tale of His loving kindnesses and His tender mercies.” Is not this justice? Bare justice? If you will harp on your sorrows, you should, in a better sense, harp on your joys and bring out the best harp with all its ten strings—and touch all those strings with praise to Him who has done so much for you!
~C. H. Spurgeon
I knew you must have won out over Ben. Miss you dear, but surely understand. I hope you all have a most wonderful Christmas! Love you!
ReplyDeleteOh Friend, it's only temporary, and if you look very closely, you'll notice it continues to be a tug-of-war--most unintentionally on his part. :) I'm finding the break to be a good one, but I'll be back. Miss you, too, and love you!! Merry Christmas!!
DeleteI've said it before...I know I have...but, it bears repeating...I *love* Spurgeon!! How true it is that we ought to fill up each other's ears with all the wonderful things the Lord has done. He is so very, very Good and so worthy of all our praise. Thank you, sweet Trisha, for sharing your heart and for directing our attention to the Lord over and over again. Love you! XO
ReplyDeleteOh, I do want to harp on my joys! Thank you for this.
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