Sunday, November 23, 2008

Sabbath Sentiments


Yesterday I spoke at the shower about the temptation for moms to worry and be anxious, and how being anxious is denying that God is Lord over our children. Stephen Altrogee has an excellent post with another side of anxiousness and worry: to be anxious and worry is to live in a future without God. You can read his whole post here.

And at the Fire and Ice site, I ran across a modern edition of some of Thomas Boston's works, including an essay on providence, which included the following quote:

Beware of murmuring and fretting under any dispensations of providence that you meet with; remembering that nothing falls out without a wise and holy providence, which knows best what is fit and proper for you. And in all cases, even in the middle of the most afflicting incidents that happen to you, learn submission to the will of God, as Job did, when he said upon the end of a series of the heaviest calamities that happened to him, "The Lord gave, and the Lord has taken away, blessed be the name of the Lord," Job, i. 21. In the most distressing case, say with the disciples, "The will of the Lord be done," Acts, 21:14.


It is always worthwhile to read Boston. He understood the difficulties of our walk, as well as the greatness of our God!

Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things.

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