Being and Doing – 17 January – Happiness the Result of Duty
Only when they (prosperity, comfort &c) lie outside us, as ornaments merely to be worn or laid aside as God pleases – only then may such things be possessed with impunity.
Being and Doing – 16 January – Blessedness
one fact, clear, sharp, and unchallenged, stands out as the very life and seal of His human greatness – He pleased not Himself.
Being and Doing – 15 January – True Happiness
Mere happiness is in itself an insufficient aim.
Being and Doing – 14 January – The Duty That Lies Nearest
he would do the duty that lay nearest him, believing that God had put it nearest him.
Being and Doing – 13 January – The Trivial Round
Let present rapture, comfort, ease,
As heaven shall bid them, come and go:
The secret this of rest below.
Being and Doing – 12 January – Contentment With Our Lot
If we cannot work out the Will of God where God has placed us, then why has He placed us there?
Being and Doing – 11 January – Man Cannot Choose His Duties
Whatever kind of life you are to live must be lived amid precisely the experiences in which you are now moving. Here you must win your victories or suffer your defeats.
Being and Doing – 10 January – Man Cannot Choose His Duties
What you call hindrances, obstacles, discouragements, are probably God’s opportunities.
Being and Doing – 9 January – Man Cannot Choose His Duties
THE common problem… is not to fancy what were fair in life… but finding first what may be, then find how to make it fair
Being and Doing – 8 January – The Will of God
Every act of love and kindliness is only possible because it is part of the divine love
