HOW GEORGE MULLER SOUGHT GOD'S WILL.
IN 1877 Mr. Muller said that for forty-eight years he had sought to be guided by the will of God; and in doing this he had adopted certain methods. Following these methods he had never had occasion to retrace his steps nor to doubt God's guidance in the decisions he had made. Here is his method; it is good; try it:— “1. I seek at the beginning to get my heart into such a state that it has no will of its own in regard to a given matter. A large share of the trouble with people generally is just here. Nine-tenths of the difficulties are overcome when our hearts are ready to do the Lord's will, whatever it may be. When one is truly in this state, it is usually but a little way to the knowledge of what His will is. “2. Having done this, I do not leave the result to feeling or simple impressions; if so, I lay myself liable to great delusions. “3. I seek the will of the Spirit of God through, or in connection with, the Word of God. The Spirit and the Word must be combined. If I look to the Spirit alone without the Word, I lay myself open to great delusions also. If the Holy Ghost guides us at all, He will do it according to the Scriptures, and never contrary to them. “4. Next I take into account providential circumstances. These often plainly indicate His will in connection with His Word and Spirit. “5. I ask God in prayer to reveal His will to me and to guide me aright. “6. Thus, through prayer to God, the study of the Word, and reflection, I come to a deliberate judgment according to the best of my ability and knowledge; and then if my mind is at peace, and continues so after two or three more petitions, I go ahead accordingly. In trivial matters and in transactions involving most important issues I have found this method always effective.”