Monday, September 25, 2017

Dear Young Christian:

In the room assigned to me, as a guest of a Christian couple on the island of St. Lucia, I noticed a motto on the wall, with the following verse of poetry:

I would be still and murmur not,

Breathe the prayer divinely taught,

“Thy will, not mine, be done.”

In the morning I woke up with blood on my pillow and sheets, having been chewed by mosquitoes during the night, and not felling well rested at all. The above poem was most helpful as I started another busy day.

Maybe you have had a rough weekend, or you know you have some hard decisions or circumstances to face in the days ahead. Learn to pray in the spirit of the Lord Jesus, “Nevertheless not as I will, but as thou wilt” (Matthew 26:39). So often we fret and worry about things that are completely out of our control, rather than just submitting and trusting the One who has it all worked out for our good.

Your Christian Friend,

Jim Hyland

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