| The Ministry of Comfort |
Chapter 7 |
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Another reason why we should let God’s will work without resistance, without complaining, in our life, is that God is our King, and has a sovereign right to reign over us. Insubmission is rebellion. Not only should our submission be complete, without condition and without reserve, in the smallest as well as in the greatest matters; it should also be cheerful and songful. Chafing and murmuring grieve God. The moment we recognize the will of God in either a duty or a sorrow we should accept it with delight. In no other way can we please God and have His benediction of peace.
Another reason for submitting to the divine will in time of trouble is that God always seeks our good. He is our Father, and would never send into our life anything that would harm us, nor take from us anything that would leave us poorer or less blessed. We are sure, too, that His wisdom is perfect, and that He knows what really is good for us. We ourselves do not know. We cannot follow the influence of this or that in our life, nor know whiter such and such a course would lead us. We have no wisdom to choose our own lot, and we would far better let God decide for us what is best.
I would not dare, though it were offered me,
To plan my lot for but a single day,
So sure am I that all my life would be
Marked with a blot in token of my sway.”
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