O LORD, Grant Me Grace To Live Above The Poor Trifles Of This Fleeting World!

Here little--and hereafter much!

(Charles Spurgeon, "Flowers from a Puritan's Garden" 1883)

"I have learned to be content whatever
the circumstances. I know what it is to be
in need, and I know what it is to have plenty.
I have learned the secret of being content 
in any and every situation, whether well fed
or hungry, whether living in plenty or in want!"
Philippians 4:10-12

We look for more in this life than it will ever

yield to us. If we would be satisfied with less--

we would be less dissatisfied. Probably

there is as much happiness in one

station of life as in another--

if we are content in that situation

which the LORD has placed us in.

The misery of life is when a man has

a great deal less than he aspires to.

Contentment is the crown-jewel 

of a happy life!

We shall have enough, for GOD'S

promises guarantee us our necessary 

portion. Why need we fret after more?

"Here little--and hereafter much!"
as Bunyan says, is best for us!

O LORD, grant me grace to live above
the poor trifles of this fleeting world!

 
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GraceGems has published William Nicholson's very helpful short article,
"Sin's Destructiveness!"