George McDonald, in Unspoken Sermons, wrote:
“What if God does not want me to have what I need at this moment?”
“If he does not want you to have something you value, it is to give you instead something He values.”
“And if I do not want what He has to give me?”
“If you are not willing that God should have His way with you, then, in the name of God, be miserable–until your misery drives you to the arms of the Father.”
“Oh, but this is only about a mundane matter. I do trust him in spiritual matters.”
“Everything is an affair of the spirit. If God has a way of dealing with you in your life, it is the only way. Every little thing in which you would have your own way has a mission for your redemption. And He will treat you as a willful little child until you take your Father’s way for your own.”
September 20, 2009 at 11:05 am |
Oh to continually remember these points!
Happy (Belated) Birthday!! Oh how fast they grow. I do remember when you were pregnant – has it been 11 years already? Continued blessings for your family.
In Christ, Jean
September 24, 2009 at 5:30 pm |
Loved this excerpt. If only we could keep these in our thoughts continually…
I, too, send wishes to Isabelle from our family. Isn’t it bittersweet?
Off to catch up on the other posts I have missed.