Circumstances which we have resented, situations which we have found desperately difficult, have all been the means in the hands of God of driving the nails into the self-life which so easily complains.
Interpretation
Difficult circumstances can lead to personal growth and spiritual development.
This quote emphasizes that the challenging situations we often resent can serve a higher purpose, aiding in the removal of our ego and self-centeredness, which tends to complain in the face of adversity. It suggests that through hardship, we can cultivate resilience and a deeper connection to God, ultimately transforming our perspective on life's difficulties.
In practice
In a motivational speech about overcoming obstacles.
We will only advance in our evangelistic work as fast and as far as we advance on our knees. Prayer opens the channel between a soul and God; prayerlessness closes it. Prayer releases the grip of Satan's power; prayerlessness increases it. That is why prayer is so exhausting and so vital. If we believed it, the prayer meeting would be as full as the church.
All you earnest young men out to save the world. . . please, have a laugh.
True meditation can never be done with the mind. Very often we make a mistake when we say that we are meditating in the mind and utilising the mind. Real meditation is done in the psychic being and in the soul. It goes hand in hand with flaming aspiration, the burning flame that wants to climb up to the Highest.
The heart of most spiritual practices is simply this: Remember who you are. Remember what you love. Remember what is sacred. Remember what is true. Remember that you will die and that this day is a gift. Remember how you wish to live.
I never waste time looking back.
We seldom learn the true want of what we have till it is discovered that we can have no more.
Work is not man's punishment. It is his reward and his strength and his pleasure.
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