"Casting all your care upon Him; for He careth for you." --1 Peter 5:7
It is a happy way of soothing sorrow when we can feel--"HE careth for me."
Christian! do not dishonour religion by always wearing a brow of care; come,
cast your burden upon your Lord. You are staggering beneath a weight which your
Father would not feel. What seems to you a crushing burden, would be to Him but
as the small dust of the balance. Nothing is so sweet as to
"Lie passive in God's hands,
And know no will but His."
O child of suffering, be thou patient; God has not passed thee over in
His providence. He who is the feeder of sparrows, will also furnish you with
what you need. Sit not down in despair; hope on, hope ever. Take up the arms of
faith against a sea of trouble, and your opposition shall yet end your
distresses.
There is One who careth for you. His eye is fixed on you, His
heart beats with pity for your woe, and his hand omnipotent shall yet bring you
the needed help. The darkest cloud shall scatter itself in showers of mercy. The
blackest gloom shall give place to the morning. He, if thou art one of His
family, will bind up thy wounds, and heal thy broken heart. Doubt not His grace
because of thy tribulation, but believe that He loveth thee as much in seasons
of trouble as in times of happiness. What a serene and quiet life might you lead
if you would leave providing to the God of providence! With a little oil in the
cruse, and a handful of meal in the barrel, Elijah outlived the famine, and you
will do the same. If God cares for you, why need you care too? Can you trust Him
for your soul, and not for your body? He has never refused to bear your burdens,
He has never fainted under their weight. Come, then, soul! have done with
fretful care, and leave all thy concerns in the hand of a gracious God.
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