Resting upon God's provision and direction in the midst of unsettledness.
" . . . 'Oh, I could bear much affliction in some other way, but this is very grievous to me, the unsettledness of my condition. Even if my condition were low, yet if it were in a settled way, I could be content, but it is so unconstant, and so unsettled, that I never know what to trust to, but am tossed up and down in the world in an unsettled condition, and this is hard to be content with.' . . . "
"Perhaps God sees it is better for you to live in a continual dependance upon him, and not to know what your condition shall be on the morrow, than for you to have a more settled condition in terms of the comforts of the creature. Do but remember what we spoke of before, that Christ does not teach you to pray, 'Lord, give me enought to serve me for two or three years,' but, 'This day our daily bread.' This is to teach us that we must live upon God in a dependent condition every day for daily bread"
". . . [God's people are] to live by faith, that they should be continually depending upon heaven, upon Himself, and not have a constant settled way in the creature for their outward dependence. We find by experience that when those who are godly live in the greatest dependence upon God, and have not a settled income from the creature, they exercise faith more, and are in a better condition for their souls than before. Oh, many times it falls out that the worse your outward estate is the better your soul is, and the better your outward estate is the worse your soul is."
Excerpt from Jeremiah Burrough's The Rare Jewel of Christian Contentment.
2 comments:
As Pastor is wont to say, "God chooses for us exactly what we would choose if we were as smart as He is."
Thanks for sharing you gleanings:)
~A
Dear Andrea,
Excellent quote! Another friend was encouraging me about dependance upon God, and how God is glorified in our inabilities. Lots to chew on.
Resting in His Joy,
Rebecca
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