Friday, December 4, 2015

The Wisdom of Aunt Elller and Bro. Lawrence

"I have no pain or difficulty about my state, because I have no will but that of God..." Brother Lawrence

"You've got to get used to having all kinds of things happen to you.  You've got to look at all the good on one side and all the bad on the other side and say 'Well, all right then' to the both of them."--Aunt Eller, Oklahoma :)

I think that, for me, this is the height of faith:  When there is nothing I do not trust God completely with, and when everything, good or bad, is the same because I understand that everything will be worked out for my good and that the Lord has His hand on me every moment.

When I am just as close to the Lord in bad things as in good, when being broke is the same as being rich, when being sick is the same as being healthy, because a) Heaven awaits and b)the Lord is with me always and is glorified and, in turn, will sustain me, this is faith.

When I can praise the Lord in all things at all times and KNOW His goodness and have trust in Him even at the worst of times....that to me is faith I aspire to.