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51. Bachelors. Bachelors grin, but married men laugh till their hearts ache.
52. Bachelors' wives. Bachelors' wives and maids' children are always well taught.
53. Bad. Where bad's the best, naught must be the choice.
54. Bad company. Better be alone than in bad company.
55. Bad day. A bad day never hath a good night.
56. Bad market. He that cannot abide a bad market deserves not a good one.
57. Bagpipe. Bring not a bagpipe to a man in trouble.
58. Bags. He is most loved that hath most bags.
59. Bail. Be bail and pay for it.
60. Balance. The balance distinguishes not between gold and lead.
61. Bald head. A bald head is soon shaven.
62. Banquet. There's no great banquet but some fare ill.
63. Barber's chair. Like a barber's chair, fit for every buttock.
64. Barber. One barber shaves not so close but another finds work.
65. Barefooted. Barefooted men should not tread on thorns.
66. Bare foot. Better a bare foot than no foot at all.
67. Bargain. Make the best of a bad bargain.
68. Bargain. A bargain is a bargain.
69. Bargain. At a great bargain make a great pause.
70. Bark. What! keep a dog and bark myself?
71. Barkers. The greatest barkers are not always the sorest biters.
72. Barley.
When the sloe-tree is as white as a sheet,
Sow your barley, whether it be dry or wet.
73. Barleycorn. Sir John Barleycorn is the strongest knight.
74. Barley straw. Barley straw's good fodder when the cow gives water.
75. Barrel. You cannot know wine by the barrel.
76. Batchelor. Commend a wedded life, but keep thyself a batchelor.
77. Bean. Every bean has its black.
78. Beans. Sow beans in the mud, they'll grow like wood.
79. Beans. Beans should blow before May doth go.
80. Bear. A man may bear till his back breaks.
81. Bear. Bear and forbear.
82. Bear. Bear with evil and expect good.
83. Beat. 'Tis easy to find a staff to beat a dog.
84. Beaten. Better to be beaten than be in bad company.
85. Beaten.
A spaniel, a woman, and a walnut tree,
The more they're beaten the better they be.
86. Beauty. Beauty buys no beef.
87. Beauty. Beauty is no inheritance.
88. Beauty. Beauty is but skin deep.
89. Bed. As you make your bed so you must lie on it.
90. Bed. He who lies long in bed his estate feels it.
91. Bees.
A swarm of bees in May is worth a load of hay,
But a swarm of bees in July is not worth a fly.
92. Bees. Where bees are there is honey.
93. Before. He that hires the horse must ride before.
94. Beggar. Better be a beggar than a fool.
95. Beggar. A beggar can never be bankrupt.
96. Beggar. The beggar is never out of his way.
97. Beggars. Beggars must not be choosers.
98. Beggars. Beggars on horseback will ride to the devil.
99. Beggary. Trash and trumpery is the highway to beggary.
100. Begging. Begging is an ill trade on a fast-day.
101. Beginning. A good beginning makes a good ending.
102. Beginning. Such a beginning, such an end.
103. Begin well. Good to begin well; better to end well.
104. Begun. Well begun is half done.
105. Behind. When two ride together one must ride behind.
106. Believe. You would make me believe the moon is made of green cheese.
107. Believe. Believe well and have well.
108. Bell. Fear not the loss of the bell more than the loss of the steeple.
109. Bend. Bend the twig while it is young.
110. Bent. As the twig is bent the tree's inclined.
111. Best. The best is cheapest.
112. Best. The best lie is the worst.
113. Best. Make the best of a bad bargain.
114. Best dog. Let the best dog leap the stile first.
115. Bet. Any fool can bet.
116. Better. The better the day, the better the deed.
117. Beware. Beware of "Had I wist."
118. Bidden. Do as you are bidden and you'll never be to blame.
119. Birchen Twigs. Birchen twigs break no ribs.
120. Bird. A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.
121. Bird. Every bird must hatch her own egg.
122. Bird. One beats the bush and another catcheth the bird.
123. Birds. Birds of a feather flock together.
124. Bird. The bird that can sing and will not sing, must be made to sing.
125. Birds (small). Even small birds must have meat.
126. Bite. If you cannot bite, never show your teeth.
127. Bites. He that bites on every weed must needs light on poison.
128. Bit. A bit in the morning is better than nothing all day.
129. Bitter bird. Thou art a bitter bird, said the raven to the starling.
130. Black plum. A black plum is as sweet as a white.
131. Blast.
The sharper the blast,
The shorter 'twill last.
132. Blind. As blind as a bat.
133. Blind. Who so blind as he that will not see?
134. Blind man. A blind man would be glad to see it.
135. Blind man. Like a treatise on light and colours by a blind man.
136. Blood. You cannot get blood out of a stone.
137. Blot. 'Tis a blot on his escutcheon.
138. Blushing. Blushing is virtue's colour.
139. Blusters. He who blusters without reason has most reason to bluster.
140. Boast. Great boast, small roast.
141. Boil Snow. Whether you boil snow or pound it, you will have but water from it.
142. Bone. Give a dog a bone in his mouth, and you may kick him and he can't bite.
143. Bone. I have a bone in my arm.
144. Bone. The nearer the bone the sweeter the meat.
145. Born. He that is born to be hanged shall never be drowned.
146. Borrowed garments. Borrowed garments never fit well.
147. Bought wit. Bought wit is best.
148. Bought wit. Bought wit makes folk wise.
149. Bound. They that are bound must obey.
150. Bow. A bow long bent at last waxeth weak.
151. Bowl. It is easy to bowl down hill.
152. Boys. Boys will be boys.
153. Brag. Brag's a good dog, but Holdfast is a better.
154. Brag. Brag's a good dog, but that he hath lost his tail.
155. Brag. Brag's a good dog if he be well set on; but he dare not bite.
156. Braggers. Great braggers, little doers.
157. Brain. The brain that sows not corn, plants thistles.
158. Bran. Much bran, little meal.
159. Bread and Butter.
They that have no other meat,
Bread and butter are glad to eat.
160. Breakfast. He who would have a hare for breakfast must hunt over night.
161. Breaking. The best horse needs breaking, and the best child needs teaching.
162. Bred. That which is bred in the bone will never be out of the flesh.
163. Brevity. Brevity is the soul of wit.
164. Brew. As you brew, so shall you bake.
165. Bribe. A bribe will enter without knocking.
166. Brimmer. There is no deceit in a brimmer.
167. Broken leg. A broken leg is not healed by a silk stocking.
168. Burden. A burden which one chooses is not felt.
169. Burden. The back is made for the burden.
170. Burden. No one knows the weight of another's burden.
171. Burdens. The greatest burdens are not the gainfullest.
172. Burnt child. A burnt child dreads the fire.
173. Business. Business is the salt of life.
174. Business. Every man as his business lies.
175. Bush. A bad bush is better than the open field.
176. Busy. Who more busy than they that have least to do.
177. Butcher. Better pay the butcher than the doctor.
178. Butter. Butter is gold in the morning, silver at noon, lead at night.
179. Butter. Why, butter would not melt in his mouth!
180. Butter. What is a pound of butter amongst a kennel of hounds?
181. Butter. Once a year butter is in the cow's horn.
182. Buttered. He knows on which side his bread is buttered.
183. Buy. Do not buy a pig in a poke.
184. Buyer. Let the buyer look out for himself.
185. Buys.
Who buys hath need of a hundred eyes.
Who sells hath need of one
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1. Absence. Absence cools moderate passions, and inflames violent ones.
2. Absent. The absent are always at fault.
3. Absent. Long absent, soon forgotten.
4. Aching teeth. Who hath aching teeth, hath ill tenants.
5. Adversity. Adversity makes a man wise, not rich.
6. Adversity. Adversity tries friends.
7. Adversity. Adversity flattereth no man.
8. Advice. Give neither advice nor salt until you are asked for it.
9. Advice. What every one asks, what every one gives, but what very few take—advice.
10. Advice. In vain he craves advice who will not follow it.
11. Advice. Advice comes too late when a thing is done.
12. Afraid of wounds. He that's afraid of wounds must not come nigh a battle.
13. Afraid. More afraid than hurt.
14. Age. Age before honesty.
15. Age (old). Old age is honourable.
16. Agree. Two of a trade seldom agree.
17. Agree. Agree, for law is costly.
18. Ague.
An ague in the spring,
Is physic for a king.
19. Agues. Agues come on horseback, but go away on foot.
20. Air. A man cannot live by the air.
21. Alchemy. No alchemy like saving.
22. Ale. Good ale is meat, drink, and cloth.
23. Ale.
He that buys land buys many stones,
He that buys flesh buys many bones,
He that buys eggs buys many shells,
He that buys ale buys nothing else.
24. Ale-house. Every one has a penny to spend at a new ale-house.
25. All's well. All's well that ends well.
26. All things.
No living man
All things can.
27. Almost. Almost was never hanged.
28. Alms. Steal the goose, and give the giblets in alms.
29. Anger. Anger is short-lived in a good man.
30. Anger. Keep from the anger of a great man.
31. Angry men. Angry men seldom want woe.
32. Angry. He that is angry without a cause must be pleased without amends.
33. Another's burden. None knows the weight of another's burden.
34. Apples.
Apples, eggs, and nuts,
One may eat after sluts.
35. April. April and May are the keys of the year.
36. April.
When April blows his horn,
It's both good for hay and corn.
37. April. April borrows three days of March, and they are ill.
38. April showers.
March winds and April showers
Bring forth May flowers.
39. Argus. Argus at home, but a mole abroad.
40. Ashamed. Never be ashamed to eat your meat.
41. Ashes. Every man must eat a peck of ashes before he dies.
42. Ask. Ask but enough, and you may lower as you list.
43. Ask. Ask thy purse what thou shouldst buy.
44. Asking. Lose nothing for asking.
45. Ass. The ass that brays most, eats least.
46. Ass. Every ass thinks himself worthy to stand with the king's horses.
47. August.
August dry and warm,
Harvest doth no harm.
48. August.
If the twenty-fourth of August be fair and clear,
Then hope for a prosperous autumn that year.
49. August. A wet August never brings dearth.
50. Author. Like author, like book
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Once social change begins, it cannot be reversed.
You cannot uneducate the person who has learned to
read. You cannot humiliate the person who feels pride.
You cannot oppress the people who are not afraid
anymore.
- CESAR CHAVEZ 2
The Will of God
In the center of the circle
Of the Will of God I stand:
There can come no second causes,
All must come from His dear hand.
All is well! for ’tis my Father
Who my life hath planned.
Of the Will of God I stand:
There can come no second causes,
All must come from His dear hand.
All is well! for ’tis my Father
Who my life hath planned.
Shall I pass through waves of sorrow?
Then I know it will be best;
Though I cannot tell the reason,
I can trust, and so am blest.
God is Love, and God is faithful,
So in perfect Peace I rest.
Then I know it will be best;
Though I cannot tell the reason,
I can trust, and so am blest.
God is Love, and God is faithful,
So in perfect Peace I rest.
With the shade and with the sunshine,
With the joy and with the pain,
Lord, I trust Thee! both are needed,
Each Thy wayward child to train,
Earthly loss, did we but know it,
Often means our heavenly gain.
With the joy and with the pain,
Lord, I trust Thee! both are needed,
Each Thy wayward child to train,
Earthly loss, did we but know it,
Often means our heavenly gain.
—I. G. W.
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Meant to be Used
Whereby are given unto us exceeding great and precious promises – 2 Pet 1:4
When a shipwright builds a vessel, does he build it to keep it upon the stocks? Nay, he builds it for the sea and the storm. When he was making it, he thought of tempests and hurricanes; if he did not, he was a poor shipbuilder.
When God made thee a believer, He meant to try thee; and when He gave thee promises, and bade thee trust them, He gave such promises as are suitable for times of tempest and tossing. Dost thou think that God makes shams like some that have made belts for swimming, which were good to exhibit in a shop, but of no use in the sea?
We have all heard of swords which were useless in war; and even of shoes which were made to sell, but were never meant to walk in. God’s shoes are of iron and brass, and you can walk to Heaven in them without their ever wearing out; and His life-belts, you may swim a thousand Atlantics upon them, and there will be no fear of your sinking. His Word of promise is meant to be tried and proved.
There is nothing Christ dislikes more than for His people to make a show-thing of Him, and not to use Him. He loves to be employed by us. Covenant blessings are not meant to be looked at only, but to be appropriated. Even our Lord Jesus is given to us for our present use. Thou dost not make use of Christ as thou oughtest to do.
O man, I beseech you do not treat God’s promises as if they were curiosities for a museum; but use them as every day sources of comfort. Trust the Lord whenever your time of need comes on.—C. H. Spurgeon
“Go to the deeps of God’s promise,
And claim whatsoever ye will;
The blessing of God will not fail thee,
His Word He will surely fulfill.”
And claim whatsoever ye will;
The blessing of God will not fail thee,
His Word He will surely fulfill.”
Now can God say no to something He has promised?
©Streams in the Desert
BE STRONG
Quit you like men, be strong – 1 Cor 16:13
Do not pray for easy lives! Pray to be stronger men. Do not pray for tasks equal to your powers. Pray for powers equal to your tasks. Then the doing of your work shall be no miracle, but you shall be a miracle. —Phillips Brooks.
We must remember that it is not in any easy or self-indulgent life that Christ will lead us to greatness. The easy life leads not upward, but downward. Heaven always is above us, and we must ever be looking up toward it. There are some people who always avoid things that are costly, that require self-denial, or self-restraint and sacrifice, but toil and hardship show us the only way to nobleness. Greatness comes not by having a mossy path made for you through the meadow, but by being sent to hew out a roadway by your own hands. Are you going to reach the mountain splendors?—Selected.
Be strong!
We are not here to play, to dream, to drift;
We have hard work to do, and loads to lift.
Shun not the struggle; face it. ’Tis God’s gift.
We are not here to play, to dream, to drift;
We have hard work to do, and loads to lift.
Shun not the struggle; face it. ’Tis God’s gift.
Be strong!
Say not the days are evil—Who’s to blame?
And fold the hands and acquiesece—O shame!
Stand up, speak out, and bravely, In God’s name.
Say not the days are evil—Who’s to blame?
And fold the hands and acquiesece—O shame!
Stand up, speak out, and bravely, In God’s name.
Be strong!
It matters not how deep entrenched the wrong,
How hard the battle goes, the day how long,
Faint not, fight on! Tomorrow comes the song.
—Maltbie D. Babcock
It matters not how deep entrenched the wrong,
How hard the battle goes, the day how long,
Faint not, fight on! Tomorrow comes the song.
—Maltbie D. Babcock
© Streams in the Desert
Skillful Guidance
He guided them by the skillfulness of his hands – Ps 78:72
When you are doubtful as to your course, submit your judgment absolutely to the Spirit of God, and ask Him to shut against you every door but the right one…Meanwhile keep on as you are, and consider the absence of indication to be the indication of God’s will that you are on His track…As you go down the long corridor, you will find that He has preceded you, and locked many doors which you would fain have entered; but be sure that beyond these there is one which He has left unlocked. Open it and enter, and you will find yourself face to face with a bend of the river of opportunity, broader and deeper than anything you had dared to imagine in your sunniest dreams. Launch forth upon it; it conducts to the open sea.
God guides us, often by circumstances. At one moment the way may seem utterly blocked; and then shortly afterward some trivial incident occurs, which might not seem much to others, but which to the keen eye of faith speaks volumes. Sometimes these things are repeated in various ways, in answer to prayer. They are not haphazard results of chance, but the opening up of circumstances in the direction in which we would walk. And they begin to multiply as we advance toward our goal, just as the lights do as we near a populous town, when darting through the land by night express. —F. B. Meyer
If you go to Him to be guided, He will guide you; but He will not comfort your distrust or half-trust of Him by showing you the chart of all His purposes concerning you. He will show you only into a way where, if you go cheerfully and trustfully forward, He will show you on still farther. —Horace Bushnell
As moves my fragile bark across the storm-swept sea,
Great waves beat o’er her side, as north wind blows;
Deep in the darkness hid lie threat’ning rocks and shoals;
But all of these, and more, my Pilot knows.
Great waves beat o’er her side, as north wind blows;
Deep in the darkness hid lie threat’ning rocks and shoals;
But all of these, and more, my Pilot knows.
Sometimes when dark the night, and every light gone out,
I wonder to what port my frail ship goes;
Still though the night be long, and restless all my hours,
My distant goal, I’m sure, my Pilot knows.
—Thomas Curtis Clark
I wonder to what port my frail ship goes;
Still though the night be long, and restless all my hours,
My distant goal, I’m sure, my Pilot knows.
—Thomas Curtis Clark
© Streams in the Desert
Sometimes unanswered prayers are God's greatest gifts. If all our prayers are answered, we may end up missing God's plan for our lives... Teach me O Lord to always say " Your Will be Done"
Consent Thou Not
Do not mock the helpless man who slumps into the slush under the heavy influence of alcohol. Just pause and think of the reasons behind such a useless life. Someone must have influenced him into this. You see, the influence you allow determines who you become. Men make men. You cannot control those who life brings on your path, but you have the right to chose those who matters in the course of destiny. Let no one lead you into what you will later regret. The consequences of such is always severe and endured alone. Stand for a truthful, honest and simple life. "If sinners entice thee, consent thou not." (Proverbs 1: 10)
Have a great day ahead
©Olatuja Oloyede
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And I'm not certain of your name
But each and every time my fair lady
You take my kindness for granted
Snubbed my every call
Ignore my every care
Nag on and on
Rail at my simple patience
Is this not pride you call self-esteem
Is it not arrogance you call fortitude
You don't care how many hearts you break
How many tears you caused
How many friends you hurt
Because you are not a coward?
If this is what you call virtue
I'd wished you had none....
© Olatuja Oloyede
Strength From the Sorrow
Now it came to pass after the death of Moses, the servant of the Lord, that the Lord spake unto Joshua, the son of Nun, Moses' minister, saying, Moses my servant is dead; now, therefore arise, go over this Jordan, thou and all this people – Josh 1:1-2
Sorrow came to you yesterday, and emptied your home. Your first impulse now is to give up, and sit down in despair amid the wrecks of your hopes. But you dare not do it. You are in the line of battle, and the crisis is at hand. To falter a moment would be to imperil some holy interest. Other lives would be harmed by your pausing, holy interests would suffer, should your hands be folded. You must not linger even to indulge your grief.
A distinguished general related this pathetic incident of his own experience in time of war. The general’s son was a lieutenant of battery. An assault was in progress. The father was leading his division in a charge; as he pressed on in the field, suddenly his eye was caught by the sight of a dead battery-officer lying just before him. One glance showed him it was his own son. His fatherly impulse was to stop beside the loved form and give vent to his grief, but the duty of the moment demanded that he should press on in the charge; so, quickly snatching one hot kiss from the dead lips, he hastened away, leading his command in the assault.
Weeping inconsolably beside a grave can never give back love’s banished treasure, nor can any blessing come out of such sadness. Sorrow makes deep scars; it writes its record ineffaceably on the heart which suffers. We really never get over our great griefs; we are never altogether the same after we have passed through them as we were before. Yet there is a humanizing and fertilizing influence in sorrow which has been rightly accepted and cheerfully borne. Indeed, they are poor who have never suffered, and have none of sorrow’s marks upon them. The joy set before us should shine upon our grief as the sun shines through the clouds, glorifying them. God has so ordered, that in pressing on in duty we shall find the truest, richest comfort for ourselves. Sitting down to brood over our sorrows, the darkness deepens about us and creeps into our heart, and our strength changes to weakness. But, if we turn away from the gloom, and take up the tasks and duties to which God calls us, the light will come again, and we shall grow stronger.
—J. R. Miller
Thou knowest that through our tears
Of hasty, selfish weeping
Comes surer sin, and for our petty fears
Of loss thou hast in keeping
A greater gain than all of which we dreamed;
Thou knowest that in grasping
The bright possessions which so precious seemed
We lose them; but if, clasping
Thy faithful hand, we tread with steadfast feet
The path of thy appointing,
There waits for us a treasury of sweet
Delight, royal anointing
With oil of gladness and of strength.
—Helen Hunt Jackson
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Deliverance in the Stormy Winds
The Lord brought an east wind upon the land all that day, and all that night; and when it was morning, the cast wind brought the locusts....Then Pharaoh called for Moses and Aaron in haste....And the Lord turned a mighty strong west wind, which took away the locusts, and cast them into the Red sea; there remained not one locust in all the coasts of Egypt – Exod 10:13,19
See how in the olden times, when the Lord fought for Israel against the cruel Pharaoh, the stormy winds wrought out their deliverance; and yet again, in that grandest display of power—the last blow that God struck at the proud defiance of Egypt. A strange, almost cruel thing it must have seemed to Israel to be hemmed in by such a host of dangers—in front the wild sea defying them, on either hand the rocky heights cutting off all hope of escape, the night of hurricane gathering over them. It was as if that first deliverance had come only to hand them over to more certain death. Completing the terror there rang out the cry: “The Egyptians are upon us!”
When it seemed they were trapped for the foe, then came the glorious triumph. Forth swept the stormy wind and beat back the waves, and the hosts of Israel marched forward, down into the path of the great deep—a way arched over with God’s protecting love.
On either hand were the crystal walls glowing in the light of the glory of the Lord; and high above them swept the thunder of the storm. So on through all that night; and when, at dawn of the next day, the last of Israel’s host set foot upon the other shore, the work of the stormy wind was done.
Then sang Israel unto the Lord the song of the “stormy wind fulfilling his word.”
“The enemy said, I will pursue, I will overtake, I will divide the spoil…Thou didst blow with thy wind, the sea covered them: they sank as lead in the mighty waters.”
One day, by God’s great mercy, we, too, shall stand upon the sea of glass, having the harps of God. Then we shall sing the song of Moses, the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb: “Just and true are thy ways, thou King of saints.” We shall know then how the stormy winds have wrought out our deliverance.
Now you see only the mystery of this great sorrow; then you shall see how the threatening enemy was swept away in the wild night of fear and grief.
Now you look only at the loss; then you shall see how it struck at the evil that had begun to rivet its fetters upon you.
Now you shrink from the howling winds and muttering thunders; then you shall see how they beat back the waters of destruction, and opened up your way to the goodly land of promise. —Mark Guy Pearse
“Though winds are wild,
And the gale unleashed,
My trusting heart still sings:
I know that they mean
No harm to me,
He rideth on their wings.”
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Treasures in the Darkness
Moses drew near unto the thick darkness where God was – Exod 20:21
God has still His hidden secrets, hidden from the wise and prudent. Do not fear them; be content to accept things that you cannot understand; wait patiently. Presently He will reveal to you the treasures of darkness, the riches of the glory of the mystery. Mystery is only the veil of God’s face.
Do not be afraid to enter the cloud that is settling down on your life. God is in it. The other side is radiant with His glory. “Think it not strange concerning the fiery trial which is to try you, as though some strange thing happened unto you; but rejoice, inasmuch as ye are partakers of Christ’s sufferings.” When you seem loneliest and most forsaken, God is nigh. He is in the dark cloud. Plunge into the blackness of its darkness without flinching; under the shrouding curtain of His pavilion you will find God awaiting you. —Selected
“Hast thou a cloud?
Something that is dark and full of dread;
A messenger of tempest overhead?
A something that is darkening the sky;
A something growing darker bye and bye;
A something that thou fear’st will burst at last;
A cloud that doth a deep, long shadow cast,
God cometh in that cloud.
Hast thou a cloud?
It is Jehovah’s triumph car: in this
He rideth to thee, o’er the wide abyss.
It is the robe in which He wraps His form;
For He doth gird Him with the flashing storm.
It is the veil in which He hides the light
Of His fair face, too dazzling for thy sight.
God cometh in that cloud.
Hast thou a cloud?
A trial that is terrible to thee?
A black temptation threatening to see?
A loss of some dear one long thine own?
A mist, a veiling, bringing the unknown?
A mystery that unsubstantial seems:
A cloud between thee and the sun’s bright beams?
God cometh in that cloud.
Hast thou a cloud?
A sickness—weak old age—distress and death?
These clouds will scatter at thy last faint breath.
Fear not the clouds that hover o’er thy barque,
Making the harbour’s entrance dire and dark;
The cloud of death, though misty, chill and cold,
Will yet grow radiant with a fringe of gold.
GOD cometh in that cloud.”
As Dr. C. stood on a high peak of the Rocky Mountains watching a storm raging below him, an eagle came up through the clouds, and soared away towards the sun and the water upon him glistened in the sunlight like diamonds. Had it not been for the storm he might have remained in the valley. The sorrows of life cause us to rise towards God.
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The Just Shall Live by Faith
The just shall live by faith. – Heb 10:38
Seemings and feelings are often substituted for faith. Pleasurable emotions and deep satisfying experiences are part of the Christian life, but they are not all of it. Trials, conflicts, battles and testings lie along the way, and are not to be counted as misfortunes, but rather as part of our necessary discipline.
In all these varying experiences we are to reckon on Christ as dwelling in the heart, regardless of our feelings if we are walking obediently before Him. Here is where many get into trouble; they try to walk by feeling rather than faith.
One of the saints tells us that it seemed as though God had withdrawn Himself from her. His mercy seemed clean gone. For six weeks her desolation lasted, and then the Heavenly Lover seemed to say:
“Catherine, thou hast looked for Me without in the world of sense, but all the while I have been within waiting for thee; meet Me in the inner chamber of thy spirit, for I am there.”
Distinguish between the fact of God’s presence, and the emotion of the fact. It is a happy thing when the soul seems desolate and deserted, if our faith can say, “I see Thee not. I feel Thee not, but Thou art certainly and graciously here, where I am as I am.” Say it again and again: “Thou art here: though the bush does not seem to burn with fire, it does burn. I will take the shoes from off my feet, for the place on which I stand is holy ground.” —London Christian
Believe God’s word and power more than you believe your own feelings and experiences. Your Rock is Christ, and it is not the Rock which ebbs and flows, but your sea. —Samuel Rutherford
Keep your eye steadily fixed on the infinite grandeur of Christ’s finished work and righteousness. Look to Jesus and believe, look to Jesus and live! Nay, more; as you look to him, hoist your sails and buffet manfully the sea of life. Do not remain in the haven of distrust, or sleeping on your shadows in inactive repose, or suffering your frames and feelings to pitch and toss on one another like vessels idly moored in a harbor. The religious life is not a brooding over emotions, grazing the keel of faith in the shallows, or dragging the anchor of hope through the oozy tide mud as if afraid of encountering the healthy breeze. Away! With your canvas spread to the gale, trusting in Him, who rules the raging of the waters. The safety of the tinted bird is to be on the wing. If its haunt be near the ground—if it fly low—it exposes itself to the fowler’s net or snare. If we remain grovelling on the low ground of feeling and emotion, we shall find ourselves entangled in a thousand meshes of doubt and despondency, temptation and unbelief. “But surely in vain the net is spread in the sight of THAT WHICH HATH A WING” (marginal reading Prov. 1:17). Hope thou in God. —J. R. Macduff
When I cannot enjoy the faith of assurance, I live by the faith of adherence. Matthew Henry
Streams in the Desert
Be Sure of His Promises
Do as thou hast said, that thy name may be magnified forever – 1 Chr 17:23-24
This is a most blessed phase of true prayer. Many a time we ask for things which are not absolutely promised. We are not sure therefore until we have persevered for some time whether our petitions are in the line of God’s purpose or no. There are other occasions, and in the life of David this was one, when we are fully persuaded that what we ask is according to God’s will. We feel led to take up and plead some promise from the page of Scripture, under the special impression that it contains a message for us. At such times, in confident faith, we say, “Do as Thou hast said.” There is hardly any position more utterly beautiful, strong, or safe, than to put the finger upon some promise of the Divine word, and claim it. There need be no anguish, or struggle, or wrestling; we simply present the check and ask for cash, produce the promise, and claim its fulfillment; nor can there be any doubt as to the issue. It would give much interest to prayer, if we were more definite. It is far better to claim a few things specifically than a score vaguely. —F. B. Meyer
Every promise of Scripture is a writing of God, which may be pleaded before Him with this reasonable request: “Do as Thou hast said.” The Creator will not cheat His creature who depends upon His truth; and far more, the Heavenly Father will not break His word to His own child.
“Remember the word unto thy servant, on which thou hast caused me to hope,” is most prevalent pleading. It is a double argument: it is Thy Word. Wilt Thou not keep it? Why hast thou spoken of it, if Thou wilt not make it good. Thou hast caused me to hope in it, wilt Thou disappoint the hope which Thou has Thyself begotten in me? —C. H. Spurgeon
“Being absolutely certain that whatever promise he is bound by, he is able also to make good” (Rom. 4:21, Weymouth’s Translation).
It is the everlasting faithfulness of God that makes a Bible promise “exceeding great and precious.” Human promises are often worthless. Many a broken promise has left a broken heart. But since the world was made, God has never broken a single promise made to one of His trusting children.
Oh, it is sad for a poor Christian to stand at the door of the promise, in the dark night of affliction, afraid to draw the latch, whereas he should then come boldly for shelter as a child into his father’s house. —Gurnal
Every promise is built upon four pillars: God’s justice and holiness, which will not suffer Him to deceive; His grace or goodness, which will not suffer Him to forget; His truth, which will not suffer Him to change, which makes Him able to accomplish. —Selected
Streams in the Desert
*WHAT IS MATURITY?*
I used to think that maturity was about age and physical development, how wrong I was. I have since found out that age is only but a number, below are 20 definitions of *MATURITY*
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1.... *Maturity* is when you accept other people the way they are and their level of maturity.
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2.... *Maturity* is when you understand that your ideas are not always the best.
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3.... *Maturity* is when you learn to let go even if it pains.
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4... *Maturity* is when you are able to drop expectations from a relationship and give for giving sake.
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5.... *Maturity* is when you understand that whatever positive things you do, you do for your own peace.
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6... *Maturity* is when you stop proving to the world how RIGHT OR SUPERIOR you are.
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7.... *Maturity* is when you stop comparing yourself with others because life is not a competition.
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8.... *Maturity* is when you understand that you cant and shouldn't always get what you want every time.
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9.... *Maturity* is when you are content and satisfied with your life and yet aspiring to be better everyday..
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10.... *Maturity* is when someone hurt you and you understand their attitude and stay clear, rather than trying to hurt them back.
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11.... *Maturity* is when you start thinking about other people and not just yourself.
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12.... *Maturity* is when you know you cant please everyone.
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13.... *Maturity* is when you see things in different perspectives - far beyond the way they seem.
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14.... *Maturity* is when you love more and judge less.
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15.... *Maturity* is responsibility
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16.... *Maturity* is Love
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17.... *Maturity* is the application of wisdom and knowledge in humility..
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18... *Maturity* is when you accept that your accomplishment, failures, destiny, reputations and virtually everything about your life depends on God's will and the choices you make and not pointing fingers at others.
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19... *Maturity* is when someone hates you and you still pray for them to succeed.
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20.... *Maturity* is knowing God, serving Him with all that you've got and pursuing His Kingdom no matter what people think or say..
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