Alas! You complain that your soul is out of tune. Then ask the Master to tune the heart-strings.
Interpretation
The quote encourages individuals to seek help in restoring their inner harmony when feeling lost or discontented.
In this quote, Charles Spurgeon highlights the importance of turning to a higher authority or source of wisdom when one feels spiritually or emotionally out of balance. He suggests that just as a musical instrument needs tuning to produce the right sound, our hearts and souls require guidance and support to achieve harmony and peace. By acknowledging our struggles and seeking assistance, we can rediscover our inner tune and live more fulfilling lives.
In practice
During a motivational speech about personal growth.
Amusement should be used to do us good “like a medicine”: it must never be used as the food of the man...Many have had all holy thoughts and gracious resolutions stamped out by perpetual trifling. Pleasure so called is the murderer of thought. This is the age of excessive amusement: everybody craves for it, like a babe for its rattle.
When you see no present advantage, walk by faith and not by sight. Do God the honor to trust Him when it comes to matters of loss for the sake of principle.
It is far easier to fight with sin in public than to pray against it in private.
You will never glory in God till first of all God has killed your glorying in yourself.
After faith comes repentance, or, rather, repentance is faith's twin brother and is born at the same time.
["All the paths of the Lord are mercy and truth unto such as keep his covenant."] The original Hebrew word that has been translated "paths" means "well-worn roads' or "wheel tracks," such ruts as wagons make when they go down our green roads in wet weather and sink in up to the axles. God's ways are at times like heavy wagon tracks that cut deep into our souls, yet all of them are merciful.
It's up to you how you waste your time and money. I'm staying here to read: life's too short.
Those who have dissected or inspected many [bodies] have at least learnt to doubt; while others who are ignorant of anatomy and do not take the trouble to attend it are in no doubt at all.
Rid of craving and without clinging, an expert in the study of texts, and understanding the right sequence of the words, he may indeed be called "In his last body", "Great in wisdom" and a "Great man."
Recognize negativism and inferiority attitudes as enemies - do not try to dress them as your friends. you will be tempted to look upon negativism as prudence and inferiorities as humility. Strip off those false cloaks and see these attitudes in their nakedness - as enemies of you and of your possibilities.
That which neither weapon nor flame could accomplish will be achieved by a sweet speaking tongue in council.
. . from this moment The very firstlings of my heart shall be The firstlings of my hand. And even now, To crown my thoughts with acts, be it thought and done.
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