ALONE EACH MORNING
In the words of George Mueller, my “first great and primary business to which I ought to attend every day” is “to have my soul happy in the Lord.”
Don’t hear this as an obligation but an opportunity — not first and foremost a “have to” but a “get to.”
To feed on God, get our souls happy in Him, not with the accent on us but on Him.
He gives, we receive.
He speaks, we listen.
We come hungry, and He says, “I am the bread of life.”
We come thirsty, and He says, “Ho, everyone who thirsts come to the waters.“
Mueller says, “The first thing to be concerned about [is] not how much I might serve the Lord [what I might do for others’ joy] … but how I might get my soul into a happy state, and how my inner man might be nourished.”
~ David Mathis || Ordinary Elders, Part 1 - Working for the Joy of Others
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Now, you know I didn’t go to seminary, nor have I had literally any formal education when it comes to theology, I’m just a layperson with a library card and a lot of curiosity and stubbornness so take this with a grain of salt.
~ Sarah Bessey || Field Notes
I’m preaching to the choir (and as they say, why not? - the choir needs to hear the message, too, right?).
