WHAT is the dear little girl in the picture thinking about? You may guess. I may guess. But we don't know. She would tell us if she wished to, but we cannot find out in any other way. We cannot read each other's thoughts. We may know from the expression on a face whether the thoughts are happy or unhappy—whether they are kind or unkind. But we cannot always tell that much, for many a person can, by effort, wear a smiling, pleasant face, beneath which are hidden sorrow, pain, and bitterness.
But, my dear reader, there is One who does know every thought of yours,— every thought of mine. Job said, in speaking of God,
If we are filled with thoughts of Christ —if we are seeking to please Him; seeking to serve Him; seeking to know Him more and more by studying His word and thinking about it,—the things that would displease Him are crowded out. There is no room for them.
Messages of God’s Love 1/31/1926