A Narrative of Some of the Lord\'s Dealings with George Mueller

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I had thus the joy of being able to send assistance to some of the
brethren whom I desire to help as labourers in the Gospel at Home or
Abroad; yet all this was little in comparison with what I desired to do.
For several months, during this period, that is in June, July, August
and September, up to October 17th, I was day by day waiting upon the
Lord for means for labourers in the Word, as I had reason to believe
that many of them were in need; but little only, comparatively, came in.
I was able to send up to October l7th not more than about one half of
what I had been able to send them for several years previously. My
desire to help these dear brethren was as great as ever. My earnestness
in prayer for them, by God's grace, had not decreased. Their need, I
had full reason to believe (and in some instances I knew) was great. I
could, therefore, only conclude that the Lord allowed these dear
brethren thus to have their faith tried, in order that they might the
better become acquainted with himself. At last, however, the Lord
refreshed my spirit greatly, first on October 17th, and then especially
by that large donation at the commencement of the year 1855, of which I
took a considerable portion for missionary objects, so that, especially
during the last five months of this period, I was able to send help to
brethren who labour in the Gospel to such an extent, as that about the
same amount was disbursed for that object as for several years
previously, but a greater amount for the circulation of the Holy
Scriptures and Tracts than formerly. Of the donations for these objects
between Aug. 18 and Oct. 17, 1854, I only mention the following--On
Sept. 21st, anonymously from Exmonth, a bank post bill for 20l., of
which the donor designed 10l. to be applied to the Missionary Fund, 5l.
for the Orphans, and 5l. where most needed, or for my own necessities,
as a thank-offering for unmerited mercies. This latter 5l., left for my
disposal, I took for the circulation of the Holy Scriptures and Gospel
Tracts. I wrote in my journal concerning this donation: "A precious
answer to prayer! Great, great is the need."--On Sept. 23rd a
deeply-afflicted mother left at my disposal 20l. I took it for
missionary objects, the circulation of the Holy Scriptures and Gospel
Tracts; for which objects much then was needed. Almost all the Tracts
for gratuitous circulation were gone, and many brethren who labour in
the Word I desired to help, but had not the means.--Sept. 26. From
Kensington 11l., which was taken for the circulation of Tracts and
missions, as the disposal of it was left with me.--From
Worcestershire 8l. 6s. 7d., being the balance of an account. It was
taken for missions and the circulation of Gospel Tracts. A most
seasonable help!--Sept. 28. "From two of God's children who can
say, 'Our hearts trusted in Him, and we are helped,'" Psalm xxviii.
7, 1l. for missions, 1l. for the Orphans, with 1l. for myself.--Sept.
30. This morning, at our usual prayer meeting with my fellow-labourers,
the need of brethren, who labour in the Word, was again especially
brought before the Lord, as I had reason to believe many were in need,
and I had nothing to send them. This evening I received from Shropshire
2 gold chains, a diamond brooch, and a topaz brooch, with the request of
the donor to sell them for the benefit of brethren who labour in the
Word. This donation has greatly refreshed my spirit, but I look out for
more, far more.--Oct. 4. From E. B. 5l. for missions.--From a
Missionary box at Stroud 3l. 0s. 7d.--Oct. 8. From a distance 20l.
for brethren who labour in the Gospel at Home and Abroad, 40l. for the
Orphans, and 20l. for my own expenses. Precious answer to prayer. Great,
great is the need for labourers in the Word. I had, therefore,
particularly again waited upon the Lord yesterday, together with my
fellow-labourers, for this object.--From B. S. 1l. for missions.--
Oct. 11. From Austin Friars, London, 20l.--Oct. 12. From Philadelphia
1l. From Cotham Lane 1l.--Oct. 14. 2s. 6d.--From Weymouth was
received 2l., the disposal of which was left to me. Having just sent
out, to the last pound, 40l. to Demerara, I took it for Missionary
objects.

Oct. 17. This morning at family prayer, came, in the course of reading,
Exodus v, which shows, that, just before the deliverance of the
Israelites out of Egypt, their trials were greater than ever. They had
not only to make the same number of bricks as before, but also to gather
stubble, as no straw was given them any longer. This led me, in
expounding the portion, to observe, that even now the children of God
are often in greater trial than ever, just before help and deliverance
comes. Immediately after family prayer it was found, that by the
morning's post not one penny had come in for the work of the Lord in
which I am engaged, though we needed much, and though but very little
had come in during the three previous days. Thus I had now to remember
Exodus v, and to practise the truths contained therein. In the course of
the day nothing was received. In the evening I had, as usual, a season
for prayer with my dear wife, respecting the various objects of the
Scriptural Knowledge Institution, and then we left the New Orphan House
for our home. When we arrived at our house, about nine o'clock, we
found that 5l. and also 5s. had been sent from Norwich in two Post
Office Orders for the Building Fund, and that 8l. 3s. 11d. had been sent
in for Bibles, Tracts and Reports, which had been sold. This called for
thanksgiving. But a little later, between nine and ten o'clock, a
Christian gentleman called and gave me 1l. for the Orphans and 200l. for
foreign missions. He had received these sums from an aged Christian
woman, whose savings as a servant, during her whole life, made up the
200l., and who, having recently had left to her a little annual income
of about 30l., felt herself constrained, by the love of Christ, to send
the savings of her whole life for foreign missions. This gentleman
stated to me at the same time, that she had never had more than 5l. or
6l. wages a year, during her whole life. Moreover, out of this she has
sent me, year by year, 1l. or more for the benefit of the Orphans, for
many years; though I never knew her circumstances till now, as she
resides at a distance, and I have never seen her. What various ways has
the Lord to supply us with means! I add the following remarks: 1, For
several months past no donation as large as 200l. has been received, a
circumstance which has not occurred for about ten years past. 2, Now an
aged servant is used by the Lord to send this donation as the fruit of
her earnings, from about fifty years' service. 3, Our especial prayer
had been again and again, that the Lord would be pleased to send in
means for missionary brethren, as I had reason to believe they were in
much need of help; and only at eight o'clock this evening I had
particularly besought the Lord to send help for this object. By the last
mail I had sent off 40l. to British Guiana, to help seven brethren there
in some measure. This amount took the last pound in hand for this
object. How gladly would I have sent assistance to other brethren also,
but I had no more. Now I am in some degree supplied for this object. 4,
Very recently our tracts for gratuitous circulation were almost entirely
gone; but, before they were quite exhausted, the Lord sent more means,
so that about 200,000 could be ordered.

Oct. 23 Received 149l. 8s., the disposal of which was left with me. I
took of it 100l. for the support of the Orphans, for whom I had not 5l.
in hand, when it came, and the remainder for these objects, for which
still much is needed, in order to help labourers in the Gospel at home,
as well as foreign labourers, and in order to go on with the circulation
of the Holy Scriptures and Tracts, and to meet the expenses for the
various schools. This morning I had also the promise, that in about a
month 400l. should be paid to me for the work of the Lord. Thus, after a
season of several months, during which scarcely any large sums have been
received, the Lord is pleased, in answer to many prayers, to cause the
streams of His bounty to flow again more abundantly.

Oct. 26. From a visitor at Clifton 50l., which I took for the School,
Bible, Missionary, and Tract Objects.

Nov. 27. In great need there came in 100l., which was left to my
appropriation as it might be most required. I took, therefore, 50l. for
the Orphans, for whom there was scarcely anything in hand, and 50l. for
these objects, for which we needed much in every way.

Dec. 30. Received 100l., when in the greatest need for these objects,
and for the support of the Orphans. I took one-half for these objects,
and the other for the Orphans, and am thus again helped, in answer to
many prayers.

Jan. 1, 1855. As the year closed with mercies, so another has commenced
with mercies. I received from one engaged in the work 2l. for missions.
-- From M. E. for missions 5s.--From E. 0. 5s.--From M. A. E. 4s.
4d.--From B. S. 1l. for missions.--Also 10l. for the support of
the Day Schools.

Jan. 2. From a few believers in Huntingdonshire 15s. 2d. for missions.

Jan. 3. From two Christian ladies in London 10l. for missions, with 10l.
for the Orphans.

Thus we were helped till I received on Jan. 8th the promise of the
donation of 5,700l., of which, as has been stated, 1,400l. was taken for
these objects. This, with what came in besides, from Jan. 8, to May 26,
1855, enabled me so amply to meet every demand afterwards, that no
further difficulty was experienced during this period, in the way of
means.

Means for the support of the 300 Orphans, a/ready under our care, sent
in answer to prayer, from May 26, 1854, to May 26, 1855.

At the beginning of this period there was in hand a balance of 123l. 0s.
7 1/2 d. To the poorer class of readers this might appear
a considerable sum; but to such we would say, that
often the expenses of three or four days are more than this for the
Orphan Establishment, with which 335 persons are connected; and,
certainly, the average expenses, even if no extraordinary demands were
to be met, amount to about Twelve Pounds per day in these dear times;
and therefore 123l. would only be enough for about ten days. We had
then, so far as regarded visible/e support, only enough for about ten
days; but whilst we had so little as to visible support, we looked by
faith to Him who is invisible, the Living God, who has upheld this work
for so many years. We believed that He would help us still; and we were
not confounded, though our faith was again and again tried. I can,
however, give only a few out of the many instances which might be
recorded.

June 15, 1854. Though this is only the third week since the new period
commenced, yet as only about 60l. had come in for the support of the
Orphans, in addition to the balance of 123l. 0s. 7 1/2 d., we were today
reduced to less than Five Pounds. This had led to much waiting upon the
Lord: and again He gave a gracious answer to prayer. I received 151l.
5s. 8d., which, being left to my disposal, I took the whole for the
support of the Orphans. Also from two little girls was sent to me 8s.,
with the information that one of their sisters had set apart a swarm of
bees, the honey of which should be sold for the benefit of the Orphans.
Thus the Lord has again helped in the hour of need.

July 12. Our means were now again reduced to about 30l., as only about
150l. had come in since June 15. In addition to this, we had very heavy
expenses before us. This morning, in reading through the book of
Proverbs, when I came to chapter xxii. 19-- "That thy trust maybe in
the Lord," &c., I said in prayer to Him: "Lord, I do trust in Thee; but
wilt Thou now be pleased to help me; for I am in need of means for the
current expenses of all the various objects of the Institution." By the
first delivery of letters I received an order on a London bank for
100l., to be used for all the various objects, "as the present need
might require." I took, therefore, 50l. for the support of the Orphans,
and 50l. for the other objects, which are also in great need. Received
also from Wandsworth Road 1l. 10s. 8d.; and in the course of the day 2l.
3s. 3d., through the boxes at the New Orphan House. Thus we are again
helped for the present.

July 19. For some time past I have been under an engagement to leave
Bristol at the end of this month, or in the beginning of August, for
about four weeks, to labour at Sunderland. On this account I have
besought the Lord during the last days that He would be pleased to send
me some means for my own expenses, but especially that I might be able
to leave some money behind, to last at least for some time. Yesterday
the Lord was pleased to begin answering my request, in sending means for
the support of the Orphans. I received from Lymington 5l.--From
Tregenda 10s.--From Thetford 10s.--From Perth 1l.--From
Kilmarnock 5l.--By sale of Reports 18s. 10d.--Proceeds of an
Orphan Box 1l. 5s. 9 1/2 d. Today I have received from South Brent 1s.
-- From Middlesex 50l.--Ditto 18s.--From Clifton 5l.--From
Dudbridge 8s.--Through the boxes in the New Orphan House 7l. 1s. 3d.
-- By sale of Reports 1l. 8s.--Returned on paying an account 2s. 4d.
-- From a visitor at Clifton 50l. and a gold chain. The donor kindly
wished me to retain 10l. for my own expenses.--From Kingsbridge 2s.

Thus the Lord began to answer prayer; but I expected more, and He sent
me more on the following days. I record the income for the Orphans:--

July 20. From Homerton 3l. 3s.--Anonymously from Birmingham 1s.--
Anonymously left at my house 5l.

July 21. From Bideford 10s.--By sale of Reports 1s.--From
Tavistock 4s. 9d.--In a box from Tavistock, containing specimens of
ores, &c. 3s.

July 22. From Wotton-under-edge 10s.--By sale of Reports 7s.--From
West Brixton 2l.--From the Isle of Wight 1s. 6d. and 3s. 6d.--By
sale of Reports 2s.--From Chippenham 2l. 10s.--From College Green,
Bristol, 10s.

July 23. From Bodmin 5s. and 1s.--From Clifton 5s. Ditto 5s. Ditto
1l. Ditto 1l.

July 24. From Dudley 1l. 0. 6d. Ditto 1s. 8d.--From Clifton 10s.--
With James i. 17l. 2s. 6d.--From P. 2s. 6d.--Through Salem boxes
1s. Ditto 6d.--From Stourbridge 1s. 6d.--From Hastings 1l. 10s.
-- From H. B. Esq. 2l.

July 25. From Wells 3s.--12s.--2s. 6d.--From Kendal 2l.--
From London 10l.

July 26. Through the boxes at the New Orphan House 5l. 18s. 11d.--By
sale of Reports 14s. Ditto 6s.--From Torquay 3s. 4d.--From the
neighbourhood of Newton Abbot 11s., with three silver pencil cases, and
two pieces of old silver.--From a visitor at Clifton 100l., of which
the donor wished me to take 20l. for myself, and to use the other as
most needed. I took, therefore, 50l. for the Orphans, and 30l. for
missions and the circulation of the Holy Scriptures and Tracts.--From
Hackney 1l. 5s.--From Taunton 2s. and 1/4 lb. of tea.--There were
anonymously left at the New Orphan House two vases, a Chinese tea caddy,
a mosaic box, a ring set with a ruby and two brilliants, a double gold
serpent bracelet, a large cameo brooch, a silver snuff-box, a double
gold pin set with two brilliants, a pair of gold ear-rings, a pair of
gold ear-rings set with pearls and emeralds, a gold brooch set with
pearls and emeralds, a gold pin set with pearls and garnets, three gold
shirt studs, a large gold cameo ring, a gold masonic medal, a pair of
small gold ear-rings, a gold ring set with topazes, a gold watch ring,
and a rupee. (These valuable articles did not merely refresh my spirit
on account of their value; but they came as an answer to prayer for
means, and also that the Lord would incline the hearts of His children
to send such valuable, but needless, articles.) There were also given by
the same donors, six Indian table mats, a white lace scarf, a black lace
cap, and two pamphlets.

July 27. "20l. tendered as a thank-offering for singular deliverance at
Llanberis." Ditto 1s. for a Report. --From Reading 1l.--From a
Christian gentleman of Edinburgh, then near Glasgow, 3l. Through ditto
1l. Ditto 1l.--From Grundisburgh 5s. Ditto 1s. Ditto 6d.--
Anonymously in postages 2s. 6d.--From Bath 5s.--From Chillington
10s. 6d.--From Nottingham 10s.

July 28. From Pentonville 1l., with a little box of articles.--From
Yeovil 1s. and 3s. 6d.--From Cannock 5l.--From Blackrock 12s.

July 29. From Higham Ferrers 10s.--From G. D. 1s.--From
Colsterworth 10s.--From Wellesborne 10s.--Anonymously 2s.--By
sale of Reports 3s. 6d.--From Whitehaven 2l. 14s. 6d.--By sale of
a Report 6d.--From Largs 4l.--"From an Orphan Sailor" 2l.

July 30. From Uppingham 2s. 6d.--From Newton Ferrers 2s. 6d.

July 31. From Lenten 6s. 6d.--From Edinburgh 3l. 10s.

Aug. 1. From London 1l. Ditto 1s. 6d. Ditto 5l.--From Chillington 2s.
-- From Broseley 5s.--From Warmley 5s. and an old silver watch.--
A little gold dust from a dying believer.--From F. E. B. 2s. 6d.--
From Barnstaple 1l. 3s.--From Northam 5s.--From Hereford 10s.
--By sale of Reports 1s. 6d.--From Newport, near Barnstaple, 1l.
10s.--From Barnstaple 1l. 10s.--From P. 2s. 6d.--Through
Bethesda boxes 3s. 6d.--By sale of articles 4l. 13s. 3d. --By sale
of Reports 10s.

Aug. 2. By sale of Reports 1l. 0s. 6d.--Anonymously 3s.--From Bath
1l. 10s.--From Ilfracombe 10l.--From Mundesley 2l.--Anonymously
given at the New Orphan House 1l. Ditto 1s.--From Kilmersdon 6s.

Aug. 3. By sale of Reports 3s. 6d.--From Birmingham 6s. 6d.--
Through the boxes at the New Orphan House 3l. 18s. 3d.--From
Chapletown 10s.--From London 5l.--From Tavistock 2s. 6d.--
Returned on paying an account 2s. 4d.--By sale of Reports 2s. 6d.--
By sale of trinkets 38l. 11s. 6d.--By sale of Reports 12s. 10d.--
Received also a letter from the neighbourhood of Gumeracha, in
Australia, enclosing a bank order for 10l., of which 2l. was intended
for aged or blind saints in Bristol, 1l. for Bibles and Testaments, and
7l. for the Orphans or the other objects of the Scriptural Knowledge
Institution. I took this 7l. for the Orphans.

Aug. 4. From Plymouth 2l.--From Ilfracombe 10s.--From London 1l.
13s. 4d.

Aug. 5. From Manchester 10s.--By sale of Reports 3s. 4d.

Aug. 6. From Greenock 5l.--From Cockermouth 1l.--From Islington
1l. 1s.--From Child Okeford 2s. 6d.--From Clifton 2s. 6d. and 3s.
-- From Horfield Road 10s. --From Henbury 2l.

Aug. 7. From Melton Abbot 3s.--From Cheltenham Road, Bristol, 1l. 1s.
-- From Islington 1l. 4s.--By sale of articles 17s. 3 1/2 d.--From
Fowey 5l.--Through Bethesda boxes 6s. 8d.--From St. Philip's,
Bristol, 5s.--From three children 8s. 6d.--From Clifton
1l. 10s.--Through Salem boxes 1s.

Aug. 8. From Lichfield 1l. Ditto 5s.--By sale of books 4l.--From
Calstock 2s. 6d.--From Freshwater 1l.

Aug. 9. Anonymously 10s.--By sale of Reports 2s.--From Yaxham 1l.
-- From Gravesend 1l. Through the boxes in the New Orphan-House 4l. 5s.
10d.--From Norwich 16s.--From a brother in the Lord 5l. 17s. 4d.
-- From Plymouth 10s.--By sale of Reports 14s. 6d.

Thus the Lord, in answer to prayer, had supplied me so bountifully,
that, when I left home on August 10th, I could leave sufficient in the
bank to last for a little time, and I hoped in God that, by the time
that was gone, He would kindly give more. And thus He did. I have also
given the income for the Orphans day by day, for the above 23 days, in
order that thus the Reader may see how, in large and small sums, and
from various parts of the world, the Lord is pleased to send in the
supplies.

I shall now give a few more instances in which the Lord manifestly, in
answer to prayer, helped us in the time of need.

Aug. 26. A Christian widow, having had left to her by a friend a few
articles, among which was a diamond brooch, sent it to me for the
benefit of the Orphans, and thus had the desire of her heart granted,
which she had often had, to be able to send something for them. On the
other hand, we receive it in answer to prayer, as there is very little
in hand for the Orphans, and as I have again and again asked the Lord to
lead His children to send me such articles for His own work.--There
came in also from Kirriemuir 1l.--From Kingsbridge a guinea piece,
also 1l. From the neighbourhood of Hyde 10s.

Aug. 27. From Douglas 1l.--From the neighbourhood of Sunderland 5s.
-- From Sunderland 5s.--Through Salem boxes 1s.--With James, 1,
17, 2s. 6d.--From H. T. and E. E. 2s.

Aug. 28. From Captain J. K., Royal Navy, 2l.--From Mr. C. K. 2l.--
From Mr. P. 1l.--From Bury 10s.

Aug. 29. From Sunderland 1l. Ditto 1s.--From Gloucester 6s.--By
sale of articles 1l. 4s.--From one engaged in the work 2l.--From
the neighbourhood of Crencester 1l.

Aug. 30. From the neighbourhood of Southampton 5l.

Aug. 31. Anonymously, through the boxes at Bethesda chapel, Sunderland,
5l.--From Ilfracombe 2s. 6d.--Through the boxes at the New
Orphan-House 5l. 1 1/2 d.--By sale of Reports 16s.--From one
engaged in the work, as a thank-offering for journeying mercies, 10s.
-- From the neighbourhood of Sudbury in Derbyshire 10l. --From
Grosmont 5s.--From Hayle 1l.--By sale of the above-mentioned
brooch 6l. 11s.

Sept. 1. From the Isle of Wight 2s. 6d.--From Birmingham 5l.--From
Bath 5l.--From a Christian lady in Bath 10l.

See, dear reader, how good the Lord is, and how ready to help in answer
to prayer! I was then 300 miles from the work in which I am more
especially engaged; but the Lord's assistance was to be obtained in
this distant place. Day by day I sought His help while absent, and day
by day I received intelligence from Bristol. And thus, my
fellow-labourers in Bristol, and I at Sunderland, were seeking the help
of the Lord, and He did condescend to listen to our supplications on
account of His dear Son, the Lord Jesus, and to grant us our requests.

On this day, Sept. 1st, I also received a precious letter, enclosing a
Post-Office Order for 2l. 14s., from a donor, who, for many years, took
a lively interest in the work in which I am engaged. This letter was
doubly precious, not only because of its containing 2l. 14s., which came
just then so particularly in answer to prayer, as since August 2 6th, I
had been especially looking to the Lord for means, there being then
scarcely any thing left; but also because it so strikingly proved the
power of the divine life.

* * * * Aug. 30, 1854.

"Dear Mr. Mueller,

"Having been a constant sufferer now for a year, the money I send you is
(humanly speaking) consequently less; and as there is likely to be a
crisis soon, in the shape of a large abscess, and I know not what the
Lord is about to do with me, I send you all the money I have in hand;
and if it should be the last may the Lord add a double blessing to it.
The Lord does not want my poor help to do His own work; but I feel
priviledged to be allowed to contribute, if it is but a nail, or a cup
of milk, to His service. My peace is great--that is, His peace is with
me, though tribulation, to some extent, is mine also. I desire your
prayers, and remain,

"Yours in our precious Lord,

"* * * * *."

"P.S.--I expect to be able to send a box of, it may be, almost useless
articles soon. Whither shall I send it?"

This Christian lady, whom I have never seen in the body, though I
corresponded with her for many years, has entered into her rest. She
fell asleep at the beginning of the year 1855. In looking over my
account books, I meet again and again with the name of one and another
who has finished his course. Soon dear Reader, your turn and mine may
come. Are you prepared for eternity? Affectionately I press this
question upon you. Do not put it away. Nothing is of greater moment than
this point; yea, all other things, however important in their place, are
of exceedingly small importance, in comparison with this matter. Do you
ask, how you may be prepared for eternity, how to be saved, how to
obtain the forgiveness of your sins; the answer is, believe in the Lord
Jesus, trust in Him, depend upon Him alone as it regards the salvation
of your soul. He was punished by God, in order that we guilty sinners,
if we believe in Him, might not be punished. He fulfilled the law of
God, and was obedient even unto death, in order that we disobedient,
guilty sinners, if we believe in Him, might, on His account, be reckoned
righteous by God. Ponder these things, dear Reader, should you have
never done so before. Through faith in the Lord Jesus alone can we
obtain forgiveness of our sins, and be at peace with God; but, believing
in Jesus, we become, through this very faith, the children of God; have
God as our Father, and may come to Him for all the temporal and
spiritual blessings which we need. Thus every one of my readers may
obtain answers to prayers, not only to the same extent that we obtain
them, but far more abundantly. It may be that few, comparatively, of the
children of God are called to serve the Lord in the way of establishing
Orphan-Houses, &c.; but all of them may, yea, are called upon to trust
in God, to rely upon Him, in their various positions and circumstances,
and apply the word of God, faith, and prayer to their family
circumstances, their earthly occupation, their afflictions and
necessities of every kind, both temporally and spiritually; just as we,
by God's help, in some little measure seek to apply the word of God,
faith, and prayer to the various objects of the Scriptural Knowledge
Institution for Home and Abroad. Make but trial of it, if you have never
done so before, and you will see how happy a life it is. You may,
perhaps, pity the writer, and think how he must be burdened day by day,
and full of care and anxiety; and you may think that he cannot have any
quietness and peace, but is worn down by the constant questionings, how
the expenses for the various schools are to be met; how further money is
to be obtained for the circulation of the Holy Scriptures and Tracts;
how the many preachers of the Gospel at Home and Abroad, who are
assisted by the Institution, may once more be helped; how the 300
Orphans are to be provided with all they need; how situations for the
elder female Orphans are to be found; how suitable places may be
obtained for the elder male Orphans when they are ready to be
apprenticed, and so on. Now here is just the true state of the case:--
We are not insensible to any of these points; we do feel them. We do not
put them away lightly and treat them with indifference; but we look them
in the face and feel their deep importance. At the same time, while we
neither treat them with indifference, nor attempt to carry them in our
own strength, we do, by God's grace, cast our burdens upon Him, trust
in Him; and thus are kept in peace in the midst of numberless
difficulties, and almost constant trials of one kind and another. Truly
I prefer by far this life of almost constant trial, if I am only able to
roll all my cares upon my Heavenly Father, and thus become increasingly
acquainted with Him, to a life of outward peace and quietness, without
these constant proofs of His faithfulness, His wisdom, His love, His
power, His over-ruling providence, &c.

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