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| From Him and To Him |
| It has been well stated, “Take your circumstances from the Lord and your difficulties to the Lord.” |
| Until we learn this simple yet important principle in our lives, we will never really have true happiness or “The peace of God, which passeth all understanding” (Philippians 4:7). |
| First of all, we must learn, like David, “This I know; for God is for me” (Psalm 56:9). Whatever is allowed in our lives we must not only accept, but accept with thanksgiving, realizing that He knows best and that it comes from a heart of love and a hand of tenderness. |
| Secondly, we must learn to take everything to the Lord in prayer, as so beautifully expressed in Joseph Scriven’s hymn written in 1885: |
| What a friend we have in Jesus, All our sins and griefs to bear; What a privilege to carry Everything to God in prayer! Can we find a friend so faithful Who will all our sorrows share? Jesus knows our every weakness; Take it to the Lord in prayer. |
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