“Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own
understanding.” Proverbs, 3, 5.
The Lord is a mighty power of strength to you, as He is to all mankind,
and He invites you to make use of that strength. Human life is a poor
and small thing without something to make it of great importance. That
something is the Lord, and He is part of our lives, of every moment, and
we can not drive Him out of it. Why? Because He created us, and will not
permit one of His creations to be without help.
“Not a sparrow falleth” that He does not know it, and how much more are
you of interest than the sparrow? “Every hair of your head is numbered.”
Some men imagine they can get along without the help of God, but they
deceive themselves. When they are prosperous they forget Him, but when
adversity comes, they turn to Him for succor. Are they ever refused
help? Not if asked in the proper spirit. He helps you if you help
yourself, and you can not voluntarily lie in a ditch and ask God to help
you out. That would be presumption.
By making God a part of your daily lives, taking counsel from Him and
leaning upon Him for good qualities, you will be surprised at your
success. You do not have to be a bigot, or a ranter; show by your
example what you are and upon whom you lean for support.
Do not be shamed to give the Lord as the cause of your success, the
greatest men of the earth have always recognized His hand.
Believe in Him faithfully and fully.
To an Atheist who did not believe in God, Napoleon Bonaparte in the
height of his power said: “You do not believe in God? Who made the
stars?”