George Mueller was a man with great faith…… Or was He? I think if he were here and we could ask him what he thought of himself, this is what he would probably say… or something like it.
” I am just an ordinary man, a sinner saved by grace. It’s not that I have a corner on the faith market- I just take God at His word, trusting that He will do what He says. If He truly is who He says He is- that He is Love, that He never changes, that He is in control, that all resources are at His disposal, that He will provide for my needs, that He will direct my steps and on and on. See, it’s not that my faith is so great- it’s that I have faith in a Great God! Absolutely Nothing is too small or too big for Him! He desires that I trust Him with everything. This, my friend, is what I have tried to daily live out. It’s really quite simple. I trust and He provides. I come as a child asking his father for good gifts. That’s all there is to it. I think the key is in the coming, then the asking, and then the trusting. Oh, I almost forgot the most important part. The Praise and Thanksgiving! Thanking Him for His love and provision and the peace that comes with knowing that I can trust Him completely. Ah, Yes! The Peace that passeth all understanding! Now that is priceless!- Sincerely, George Mueller ”
Ah that we, you and me, would truly- deep down and on the surface- KNOW THIS! For when we, his children, know this… Then His Kingdom will come and His will, will be done.. On earth as it is in Heaven. Peace Jon
In Everything
“In nothing be anxious” (Phil. 4:6).
No anxiety ought to be found in a believer. Great, many and varied may be our trials, our afflictions, our difficulties, and yet there should be no anxiety under any circumstances, because we have a Father in Heaven who is almighty, who loves His children as He loves His only-begotten Son, and whose very joy and delight it is to succor and help them at all times and under all circumstances. We should attend to the Word, “In nothing be anxious, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.”
“In everything,” that is not merely when the house is on fire, not merely when the beloved wife and children are on the brink of the grime, but in the smallest matters of life, bring everything before God, the little things, the very little things, what the world calls trifling things — everything — living in holy communion with our Heavenly Father, arid with our precious Lord Jesus all day long. And when we awake at night, by a kind of spiritual instinct again turning to Him, and speaking to Him, bringing our various little matters before Him in the sleepless night, the difficulties in connection with the family, our trade, our profession. Whatever tries us in any way, speak to the Lord about it.
“By prayer and supplication,” taking the place of beggars, with earnestness, with perseverance, going on and waiting, waiting, waiting on God.
“With thanksgiving.” We should at all times lay a good foundation with thanksgiving. If everything else were wanting, this is always present, that He has saved us from hell. Then, that He has given us His Holy Word — His Son, His choicest gift — and the Holy Spirit. Therefore we have abundant reason for thanksgiving. O let us aim at this!
“And the peace of God which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus.” And this is so great a blessing, so real a blessing, so precious a blessing, that it must be known experimentally to be entered into, for it passeth understanding. O let us lay these things to heart, and the result will be, if we habitually walk in this spirit, we shall far more abundantly glorify God, than as yet we have done. –George Mueller, in Life of Trust.
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Twice or thrice a day, look to see if your heart is not disquieted about something; and if you find that it is, take care forthwith to restore it to calm.–Francis De Sales
