Gathering Trouble by F. M. W.

Review and Herald Publishing Association · Tacoma Park Station, Washington, D. C. · Jul 30, 1914

Gathering Trouble

By F. M. W.

THE present affords its full load of trial and perplexity. We do not need to borrow of the past nor of the future. There are some who carry a threefold load,—the trouble they have had in the past, present trouble, and the trouble they expect in the future.

We need to forget the things that are behind. Wherein sin has marred the record let us repent of the wrong, gather from it lessons for present need, and then bury the record.

We need to meet bravely the trials and perplexities of the present hour. If we stand with God, then he is on our side, and what need we fear? He who has preserved us from dangers seen and unseen in the past, will take us through dangers that compass us now.

Then let us not anticipate the future. Its revelations belong to God. We may not know what waits on the morrow, but God knows, and he doeth all things well. If we will but trust him, he will choose our way for us. Let us cultivate hope and cheerfulness. Let us cultivate joy in our hearts, and songs in our experience.

F. M. W.