Faith & Trust
I believe He will help, though I knew not how.
The poverty has been greater than ever; the Lord, however, has not confounded us, but has strengthened our faith, and always given us necessaries.
I am sure, that, in the best time and way, God will send help.
In leaning upon the living God alone, we are BEYOND disappointment, and BEYOND being forsaken because of death, or want of means, or want of love.
Truly, my dear fellow-labourers in the schools need to trust the Lord for their temporal supplies!
More than 1100l. therefore we have needed during the past year, and our good Lord has supplied all, without one single person having been asked for any thing.
I saw more clearly than ever, that the first great and primary business to which I ought to attend every day was, to have my soul happy in the Lord.
I never remember, in all my Christian course, a period now (in March, 1895) of sixty-nine years and four months, that I ever SINCERELY and PATIENTLY sought to know the will of God by the teaching of the Holy Ghost, through the instrumentality of the Word of God, but I have been ALWAYS directed rightly.
The blessedness of depending upon the living God may be enjoyed by all the children of God, though they are not all called by Him to such a work as this Narrative describes.
I reminded Him especially, that I had commenced the work that it might be seen, that He, even in our day, is willing to answer prayer, and that the provision for our Orphans might be a visible proof to all around us of this truth.
I believe that He surely will send help, though I know not whence it is to come.
This kneeling down made a deep impression upon me; for I had never either seen any one on his knees, nor had I ever myself prayed on my knees.
It was a blessed time, I continued about half an hour in prayer.
Before this time my practice had been, at least for ten years previously, as an habitual thing, to give myself to prayer, after having dressed myself in the morning.
Give time to God, who tries his faith in order to prove to His child, in the end, how willing He is to help and deliver him.
Is it not precious, under such circumstances, to have the living God as a father to go to, who is ever able and ever willing to help as it may be really needed?
The Lord knows better, and cares for His work more than I do or can.
I have faith in God.
All I have to do in this matter is, to serve the Lord and to trust in Him, and He will surely take care of my temporal necessities.
With all my weakness I had a great desire to live wholly for God.
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