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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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