Let us praise before we see.  Let us thank our Lord for trusting us to trust Him.

When anyone has been unkind to us, what do we feel inclined to do? 

He does not hold trial off lest we should be overwhelmed.  He lets it come and then gloriously strengthens us to meet it. 

He is able. I know. I will trust.

Any-thing 
Any-where
Any-how 
Any-when.
Are we truly ready for this today?

Discipleship does not merely mean the salvation of the soul.  It means fellowship with Him in the travail, and then the triumph.  Unless we are prepared for that, He says we cannot be His disciples.

The taking up of the cross always means the emptying of the life of everything that is merely selfish in motive,

We must trample across our own hearts and go after Him, without any compromise and any questionings.

Paul prayed that the people of Philippi might approve the things that are excellent – not go on eating soap when they found it was not butter.