It is not what enemies will, nor what they are resolved upon, but what God will, and what God appoints that shall be done....And as no enemy can bring suffering upon a man when the will of God is otherwise, so no man can save himself out of their hands when God will deliver him up for his glory...We shall or shall not suffer, even as it pleaseth him...God has appointed who shall suffer. Suffering comes not by chance or by the will of man, but by the will and appointment of God...God has appointed not only who will suffer but also when, where, in what way, and for what truth they shall suffer."John Bunyan
Seasonable Counsel: or Advice to Sufferers
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Hi Paula, say an extra prayer for me ...I just got a phone call...my son fell from a ladder and broke his leg. He is in the ER right now and I can't leave my husband. My son will be admitted and have surgery in the morning. I talked to him on the phone and he said, "Mom, don't worry, it could be worse...I guess you have two to wait on now." He lives with us and runs his security business from our house. No wife, no children.....just me! Telling me not to worry is like telling me not to breathe.
Such an excellent quote. Sometimes it seems, when reading such writers, that today's culture is so shallow, living in that fantasy that we are in control of all that happens to us and believing that if we believe hard enough (in whatever) that Only Good will be ours. How sad that we are not teaching our children that life is difficult and hard and full of trials and troubles. And in the midst of all that, there is the assurance that we are safely held in the Father's hands. Bless you. My heart goes out to Clara, too, right now.
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