Be wise - Make God manifest in the flesh, Christ Jesus Himself, your main focus and passion in this brief life. Make the Lord Jesus Christ the very center of your desires and the object of all your exertions. Seek God first and His righteousness. The pleasing of the public and accumulation of wealth is vanity and vexation of spirit. Every man in his best state is altogether vanity. You'll never have it altogether sinner, until you are altogether saved by the Altogether Lovely Savior, Immanuel, God with us.
The Holy Spirit enlightens our dark minds and hearts, convinces us of our sinfulness and inability, and then leads us to the Lamb of God. Living for business and money-making will leave you disappointed. Living for fame will cause you to die disappointed, grieved, and sad at heart. Living to maintain respectability of fickle men, oh, it's a vain bubble not worth the chase. Make the Lord Jesus Christ your one goal and mark in life - Godliness with contentment is great gain. There is never a loss in trusting Christ with your soul, and then making Him the first object and center of your life. Love to serve Him, to spread His Gospel and kingdom, to advance His cause and interests, tell out the story of the Gospel everywhere to everyone. Commit thy way unto JEHOVAH JESUS, and rest in sure and certain confidence in His Blood Atonement for sinners. My soul, wait thou only upon God, for my expectation is from *Him*.
The Holy Spirit enlightens our dark minds and hearts, convinces us of our sinfulness and inability, and then leads us to the Lamb of God. Living for business and money-making will leave you disappointed. Living for fame will cause you to die disappointed, grieved, and sad at heart. Living to maintain respectability of fickle men, oh, it's a vain bubble not worth the chase. Make the Lord Jesus Christ your one goal and mark in life - Godliness with contentment is great gain. There is never a loss in trusting Christ with your soul, and then making Him the first object and center of your life. Love to serve Him, to spread His Gospel and kingdom, to advance His cause and interests, tell out the story of the Gospel everywhere to everyone. Commit thy way unto JEHOVAH JESUS, and rest in sure and certain confidence in His Blood Atonement for sinners. My soul, wait thou only upon God, for my expectation is from *Him*.
Have no care but to please God. The most miserable people in the world are the very careful ones; they are so anxious about what may happen in the future that they cannot enjoy the blessings of today. Be careful for nothing except God; cast all your care upon Him; for He careth for you. Make this your central concern - to love, to please, and serve the Lord. Turn your eye to God continually, never forget Him. Leave your worries with God, have no thought but how to please Him - trust only to Him.
Make the living God (Jesus Christ Himself) your only dependence, and never trust in anything or anyone else. The Lord hangs the world upon nothing. Our faith should be like the world, it should hang on nothing but the naked promise and power of God. Trust in Christ Jesus, make Him your soul's only consolation. He will supply all your needs. Learn to live wholly upon God. Don't be so dependent on man, leaning completely on one another. Lean hard upon your Heavenly Friend, make no one your strength and support but your Creator and Sustainer. Simply trust in the Faithful Promiser, the man Christ Jesus.
Make God your only guide and confidence. Always go to God first. Let God give you His counsel from the Scriptures. Let God take the helm of your soul. If you try to carve out your own life, you'll always cut your fingers. He that runs before God goes on a fool's errand. Let God's providence lead you. Take your troubles to the throne of the Most High, say, "Lord, please direct me, Lord, remember me, I need You, I beg for Your Presence and Blessing, most of all." Follow directions from God, even when it leads contrary to your own interests and worldly loss. In truth and verity confide in God to guide you daily. Tell your problems in the ear of God, and as sure as the Bible is true, God will never leave nor forsake you. To resist slander is to make it worse. Slander can do no hurt when we remain still. Where no wood is, the fire goeth out. You may have many dangers and troubles - you may be afraid of losing your sick child, or sick spouse, and these circumstances may cut to the quick of our heart. But go directly to your prayer closet, and tell the Lord expressly that your loved one is ill, and pour out your heart before Him. Though He slays me, yet will I trust Him.
Go today and draw from the Bank of Faith, get all you need out of the riches of God's lovingkindness and enduring love. God never fails to honor His promises, bring His promises to His throne for Him to answer. Always hope in God for temporal and eternal supplies, for physical and divine help. Contentment with God makes a man rich. Live for God, live with God, live on God, with only this care - to bless and please Him. Cease from toil and sorrow and care, God always provides for the morrow. Finally, make Christ Jesus your everlasting Confidence, and Joy will surely follow.
