I would sooner walk in the dark, and hold hard to a promise of my God, than trust in the light of the brighest day that ever dawned.
"Mrs. M., you seem to be very sick." "Yes," said she, "I am dying." "And are you ready to die?" "Sir, God knows I have taken Him at His word, and I am not afraid to die."
Commit yourself then to God! He will be your guide. He Himself will travel with you, as we are told He did with the Israelites, to bring them step by step across the desert to the promised land. Ah! what will be your blessedness, if you will but surrender yourself into the hands of God, permitting Him to do whatever He will, not according to your desires, but according to His own good pleasure?
—Fenelon.
I know not where His islands lift
Their fronded palms in air;
I only know I cannot drift
Beyond His love and care.
—Whittier.
An undivided heart, which worships God alone, and trusts Him as it should, is raised above anxiety for earthly wants.
If, like Jacob, you trust God in little things, He may answer you by great things.
Trust in God for great things. With your five loaves and two fishes He will show you a way to feed thousands.