Thursday, May 03, 2007

God only is holy; He alone knows how to lead His children in the paths of holiness. He knows every aspect of your soul, every thought of your heart, every secret of your character, its difficulties and hindrances; He knows how to mold you to His will, and lead you onwards to perfect sanctification; He knows exactly how each event, each trial, each temptation, will tell upon you, and He disposes all things accordingly. The consequences of this belief, if fully grasped, will influence your whole life. You will seek to give yourself up to God more and more unreservedly, asking nothing, refusing nothing, wishing nothing, but what He wills; not seeking to bring things about for yourself, taking all He sends joyfully, and believing the ‘one step’ set before you to be enough for you. You will be satisfied that even though there are clouds around, and your way seems dark, He is directing all, and that what seems a hindrance will prove a blessing, since He wills it.

~ Jean Nicholas Grou

1 comment:

serendipity said...

o for a heart that leaves behind rebellion and follows willingly, lovingly, whole-heartedly after it's Creator. why don't we hold His hand and let Him take us through the maze of life? He's the only one who knows how to successfully make it through and yet we balk and pull and run as if we know how to navigate the journey. meanwhile, we are running into dead ends at every turn. i suppose that is why He tells us to just Be Still and know the HE is God; it is HE that has made us and not we ourselves.