The first great and primary business to which I ought to attend every day is to have my soul happy in the Lord.
Interpretation
Finding joy in one's spiritual life is essential for overall happiness.
This quote emphasizes the importance of spiritual contentment and happiness as a priority in daily life. George Muller encourages individuals to nurture their inner joy and connection with the divine, suggesting that this spiritual happiness forms the foundation of a fulfilling life.
In practice
In a sermon about finding peace in difficult times, this quote can be used to remind the congregation to seek joy in their faith.
A child rightly trained may be a world-wide blessing, with an influence reaching onward to eternal years. But a neglected or misdirected directed child may live to blight and blast mankind, and leave influences of evil which shall roll on in increasing volume till they plunge into the gulf of eternal perdition.
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