p. 627 | The Divine Method

International Tract and Missionary Society · Oakland, California · Oct 21, 1886

FromSigns of the Times, Vol. 12, No. 40.

The Divine Method.

The divine method of working is commonly not our method. We would have all the way before us flooded with light; but God chooses that there be light for us to take the next step only. We would select our own goal to strive for, and would then select the path to reach that goal; but God chooses that our goal and our path be of his appointing. And God's method is better than ours, whatever we may think about it. It is better to walk by faith than it would be to walk by sight. It is better to trust confidently to the loving wisdom and to the unfailing power of a divine Father, than it would be to depend upon our own imperfect knowledge and upon our own insufficient strength, in all our life struggles. The noblest characters of earth have their sources in an unwavering trust in God; and the greatest victory to be achieved in this world is the victory over self, in order that this trust in God may be perfected. We can never have true mastery, until we know how to serve willingly. We should, therefore, not merely think it a duty to give our lives into God's keeping, but we should regard it as a privilege that we can submit ourselves to God for help and guidance day by day.—Sel.