by Charles Haddon Spurgeon
“Cast thy burden upon the Lord, and he shall sustain thee: he shall never suffer the righteous to be moved.” Psalm 55:22 KJV
They tell me that if a man were to fall into the sea, he would float if he would remain quiet—but because he struggles he sinks. I am sure it is so when we are in affliction. Fretfulness results in weakening us, in hiding from us wise methods of relief, and in general in doubling our pains. It is folly to kick against the pricks. It is wisdom to kiss the rod. Trust more and fear less.
If you have trusted your soul with Christ, can you not trust Him with everything else? Can you not trust Him with your sick child, with your wealth, with your business, with your life? “Oh,” says one, “I hardly like to do that. It is almost presumption to take our minor cares to the great Lord.” But in so doing you will prove the truthfulness of your faith!
I heard of a man who was walking along the high road with a pack on his back. He was growing weary and was, therefore, glad when a gentleman came along in a chaise and asked him to take a seat with him. The gentleman noticed that he kept his pack strapped to his shoulders and so he said, “Why do you not put your pack down?” “Why, sir,” said the traveler, “I did not venture to impose. It was very kind of you to take me up, and I could not expect you to carry my pack as well.” “Why,” said his friend, “do you not see that whether your pack is on your back or off your back, I have to carry it?”
Why do you weary yourself with care when God cares for you? If I were afraid of burglars and kept a watchman to guard my house at night, I certainly should not sit up all night myself. The Lord is your keeper—why are you fearful? It is infinitely better that you should be able to say, “The Lord thinketh upon me,” than that you should have all power and wisdom and wealth in your own hands. I charge you, then, to rest in the Lord and fret no longer.
[From “Sunlight for Cloudy Days,” Metropolitan Tabernacle Pulpit, No. 3345 (Undated)]
About the Author:
Beloved pastor Charles Haddon Spurgeon (1834-1892) was the son and grandson of Christian ministers. He was converted at age fifteen; by twenty-one, he was London's most popular preacher, ultimately speaking to crowds of six thousand or more at the Metropolitan Tabernacle. He also published many sermons and religious books.
Taken from Devotions for Dealing with Anxiety by Charles Spurgeon
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