Be not deceived; God is not mocked; for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap. For he that soweth to his flesh shall of the flesh reap corruption; but he that soweth to the spirit shall of the spirit reap life everlasting.
-Galatians 6:7,8.
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It will be recalled that some time ago Steinmetz, the wizard of power resources, wrote to Babson, the wizard of business movements: “The greatest power of all is in our midst unscratched today. I refer to the spiritual power that comes through right living and worship. Our fathers knew the power of prayer, the economic importance of Sabbath observance, and the need of family and public worship. To this fact America owes its growth. Today this power is temporarily forgotten. Some day it will be harnessed. Then America will be truly healthy, happy, safe.
Prayer is the key that unlocks every door of difficulty. But a key is not used only once a day; it is used every time you come to a locked door.
Put then thy trust in God.
In duty’s path go on.
Fix on His word thy steadfast eye
So shall thy work be done.
No profit canst thou gain
By self-consuming care.
To Him commend thy cause
His ear attends thy softest prayer.
Prayer is the opening of a window towards God.
No Christian life is safe without unceasing prayer.
Speak to Him, thou, for He hears,
And spirit with spirit shall meet;
Nearer is He than breathing,
Closer than hands and feet.
The greatest thing in life is faith….Believe it or not, I believe.
Robert L. (Believe It or Not) Ripley.
Only by struggle and by service, in humble dependence on divine strength, is spiritual stature attained. Our prayer therefore should be, not for easy lives, but that we might have powers equal to our tasks.
Remember, my son, you have to work. Whether you handle a pick or pen, a wheelbarrow or a set of books, dig ditches or edit a paper, ring an auction bell or write funny things – you must work. If you look around, you will see that the men who are the most able are the men who work the hardest. Don’t be afraid of killing yourself with overwork. It is beyond your power to do that on the sunny side of thirty. They die sometimes, but it’s because they quit work at six P.M. It’s the interval that kills, my son. The work gives you a perfect and grateful appreciation of a holiday. There are young men who do not work, but the world is not proud of them; it simply speaks of them as old So-and-So’s boy. Nobody likes them; the great busy world doesn’t know that they are there. So find out what you want to be and do, and take off your coat and make dust in the world. The busier you are the less harm you will be apt to get into, the sweeter will be your sleep, the brighter and happier your holidays, and the better satisfied the world will be with you.
-Exchange.