Duty is Ours, Events are God's

"The great thing that is our all in all to us is duty, and not event; for duty is ours, events are God's - our own duty, and not another's; for everyone shall bear his own burden - our present duty, and not the duty of the time to come; for sufficient to the day shall be the directions thereof: a good man's steps are ordered by the Lord, (Psalm 37:23); he is guided step by step.  Now all our duty is summed up in this one of following Christ.  We must attend his motions, and accommodate ourselves to them, following him to to do him honor, as the servant his master; we must walk in the way in which he walked, and aim to be where he is.  And if we will closely attend to the duty of following Christ, we shall find neither heart nor time to meddle with that which does not belong to us."

- Matthew Henry -

~Brittany

Giants, God's Sustaining Hand, Fighting in Prayer

"It is when we are in the way of duty that we find giants.

It was when Israel was going forward that the giants appeared.

When they turned back into the wilderness they found none."

- Selected, Streams in the Desert, Vol. 2 -

"It is most needful for all servants of Christ to remember that whenever the Lord places a man in a position of responsibility, He will both fit him for it and maintain him in it.

It is, of course, another thing altogether if a man will rush unsent into any field of work, or any post of difficulty or danger.  In such a case we may assuredly look for a thorough breakdown, sooner or later.  But when God calls a man to a certain position, He will endow him with the needed grace to occupy it.

This holds good in every case.  We can never fail if we only cling to the living God.  We can never run dry if we are drawing from the fountain.  Our tiny springs will soon dry up; but our Lord Jesus Christ declares, 'He that believeth in me, as the Scripture hath said, out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water.'"  - C.H.M.

"We plant our feet, and we fight in prayer."
- Paul Washer -
sermon, Importunity in Prayer, part 1

~Brittany

Faith that Triumphs

"We must learn to take God at His Word,

and go straight on in duty,

although we see no way in which we can go forward.

The reason we are so often balked by difficulties

is that we expect to see them removed

before we try to pass through them.

If we would move straight on in faith,

the path would be opened for us.

We stand still, waiting for the obstacle to be removed,

when we ought to go forward as if there were no obstacles."

- Evening Thoughts, taken from Streams in the Desert, Vol. 1, February 11th

"Faith that goes forward triumphs."

~ Mrs. Charles E. Cowman ~

~Brittany

“What do you think especially gives me comfort at this time?

The creation!

I ask myself, “Did Jehovah create the world or did I?”

He did!

Now if He made the world and all the rolling spheres of the universe,

He certainly can take care of me.

Into Jesus’ hands I can safely commit my spirit!”

-- Charles Simeon --

"Holy fear looks not only before it leaps, but even before it moves.

It is afraid of error, afraid of neglecting duty, afraid of committing sin.

It fears ill company, loose talk, and questionable policy.
Fear of the very appearance of evil is a purifying principle,

which enables a man, through the power of the Holy Spirit,

to keep his garments unspotted from the world."
- Charles Spurgeon, Faith's Checkbook for September 9th -

~Brittany

For the Guys :-)

Besides our posts that we hope are spiritually encouraging to all, we tend to post a lot specifically for ladies.  This post is for the guys who read our blog.

This is a Dockers pants add that was shared by Doug Phillips at the Sufficiency of Scripture Conference put on by the NCFIC a few years ago.  I thought it was neat and wrote it down after we got the CDs.  Definitely a call to manhood, which we are so blessed to be seeing in the upcoming generation of Christian young men.  Keep pressing on dear brothers!  We need you!

Dockers Pants Add

Once upon a time men wore pants, and they wore them well.  Women rarely had to open doors, and little old ladies never crossed the street alone.  Men took charge because that's what they did.  But somewhere along the way the world decided it no longer needed men.  Disco by disco, latte by foamy non-fat latte, men were stripped of their cockies, and left stranded on the road between boyhood and androgyny.  But today there are questions our genderless society has no answers for.  The world sits idly by as cities crumble.  Children misbehave, and those little old ladies remain on one side of the street.  For the first time since bad guys, we need heroes.  We need grownups.  We need men to put down the plastic fork, step away from the salad bar, and untie the world from the tracks of complacency.  It's time to get your hands dirty.  It's time to answer the call of manhood.  It's time to wear pants.

Following is a link to an excellent article that I had read about a year ago:
What Lifeboats and Grief Ships Can Teach Modern Americans by Geoffrey Botkin

Below is a link to another article written by a "internet friend" of ours:
The Immortal Nobility of Titanic by Andrew Romanowitz

"So I will be with thee: I will not fail thee, nor forsake thee.  Only be thou strong and very courageous, that thou mayest observe to do according to all the law...: turn not from it to the right hand or to the left, that thou mayest prosper whithersoever thou goest.  This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth; but thou shalt meditate therein day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein: for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt have good success.  Have not I commanded thee? Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the LORD thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest."  -Joshua 1:5b,7-9

"Watch ye, stand fast in the faith, quit you like men, be strong."  -1 Corinthians 16:13

Posted by Brittany

It's a new day and a new week...

Good morning dear readers!  What a privilege that today is a new day and the beginning of a new week.  No matter the challenges, failure, struggles, etc. of last week, we've been given the gift of this new day.  

 I truly love this Psalm and it has been a prayer of mine many times over!  

Oh that we would truly be satisfied each and every morning with his steadfast, unfailing, merciful love!

 

 Wow!  What a challenge to think on!  Is my soul happy in God this morning?  How about your soul?

May we not leave our devotion time this morning until we are satisfied with the love of the Lord and our soul is happy in Him...it is our duty and should be our greatest delight!

~Posted By Breanna