I suppose that one might say that the pressures of God, through which He enlarges, follow certain lines, for instance, bodily pressure. Of all the things that men esteem most, I suppose it is their bodily health. Therefore, it is no wonder that the blessed God is pleased to break our bodily health in various ways: sap our energies and strength, convince us that we have bodies of humiliation, and put us in pain and suffering. The amount of education that we get of the knowledge of God through our bodies is certainly very great, and our bodies, being handled in that way by God, become privileged to be a great influence for spiritual blessing to the people of God.