Difficulties are God's errands

Difficulties are God's errands; and when we are sent upon them, we should esteem it a proof of God's confidence.

 ~Henry Ward

Beecher

He leads us beside still waters, but what is our response when the ripples of circumstances come raining down.  

The Spirit saves us from selves schemes.
It settles our hearts, on His unmovable Truths and Promises. We learn to not run (especially in our thoughts), but wait.  

Difficulty (apart from Christ) will never direct us to die to self, but will be faithful to lead us to a ditch of self-pity. You know you are close to that ditch, when you find yourself waiting on some one else to act first.

Christ will call
us to the cross.

Father, may our hearts always be looking to You, while we are praying for others.  Turn our eye's away from the ditches of self-preservation, but to the LIFE only found in your presence.

The devil can be a treacherous adversary; but in the end the poor fellow, quite against his will, also proves to be one of our best teachers, a real instrument of our sanctification!

— Thomas H. Green, Weeds Among the Wheat

"A man's faith in God is really no bigger than his belief that God's grace can dynamically touch the person causing him the most problems." ~Am

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His Cross As My Call

Persistently Peaceful

In Resolute Rest

For Fortified Faith

An Unquenchable Quest

Move Faithfully Forward

Resolved no Retreat

Unwavering Waiting

Contentment Complete

Not Fretting or Fearful

Just Silent and Still

Both Joyful and Tearful

No Want but His Will

Determined Disciple

With Meekness as Might

No Goal but His Glory

The Savior in Sight

The Call Consecrating

Abandoning All

The Christ Contemplating

His Cross As My Call

~Am