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smooth. A school girl, in answer to a question, said, “Meek people are
those who give soft answers to rough questions.” Christ says, “Blessed
are the meek; for they shall inherit the earth.” They will be fit subjects
for the kingdom of heaven, because they are willing to be taught.
You say that your husband is not yet converted to the truth. Show
him in your life the advantage of taking Christ at His word. By
patience, forbearance, and kindness you may win your husband to
the Saviour.
Life Not a Romance but a Reality—In the power of God’s grace
you may obtain most precious victories. You are not to treat your life
as a romance, but as a reality. You are to be a laborer together with
God in forming a character that He can approve. “Work out your own
salvation with fear and trembling.” Does the charge end there? No, no,
thank God! “For it is God which worketh in you both to will and to do
of His good pleasure” [
Philippians 2:12, 13
].
You are to be a co-worker with Him in the saving of your soul.
You are to will to do the will of God. Then do not spend your time
and strength in murmuring, in talking unbelief and finding fault with
God. Encourage confidence in Him. Speak kindly of Him. Honor Him
who “so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that
whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have everlasting
life” [
John 3:16
].
Discharge of Home Duties—Be sure to perform your smallest
duties in the fear and love of God, with faithfulness and cheerfulness.
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God declares, “He that is faithful in that which is least is faithful also
in much” [
Luke 16:10
]. Faithfully discharge your home duties, and
then leave yourself with God, saying, “I commit the keeping of my
soul to Him. I will not take the ordering of my life out of His hands. I
will leave myself in His keeping.”
Study the life that Christ lived while on this earth. He did not
disregard the simplest, smallest duty that fell to Him. Perfection
marked all that He did. Look to Jesus for help, and this will enable
you to perform your daily duties with the grace and dignity of one who
is seeking for a crown of immortal life....
All that God expects of you and all other Christians is that you
live out your profession. Show that Christ’s word is true, that He can
keep human beings from sin. Conform your life to His pure, beautiful,