Taking God's Promises in Vain.
"I should no more dare to fret than to curse and swear," said John Wesley. A writer in commenting on this remark justifies Wesley by saying that to swear is to take God's name in vain, and to fret is to take God's promises in vain. Read the Bible to find its "fear nots," and see how often God uses these words in speaking to His children, even in the midst of danger and sore trouble. Resting on the promises is far wiser, far nobler, than fretting; it is living with "God o'erhead."—The Wellspring.