Have Faith In GOD!

Mark 11:22  And Jesus answering saith unto them, Have faith in God.

Faith is the foot of the soul by which it can march along the road of the commandments. 

Love can make the feet move more swiftly; but faith is the foot which carries the soul. 

Faith is the oil enabling the wheels of holy devotion and of earnest piety to move well...

And without faith the wheels are taken from the chariot, and we drag heavily. 

With faith I can do all things...

Without faith I shall neither have the inclination nor the power to do anything in the service of God.

If you would find the men who serve God the best, you must look for the men of the most faith. 

Little faith will save a man, but little faith cannot do great things for God. 

Poor Little-faith could not have fought "Apollyon;" it needed "Christian" to do that. 

Poor Little-faith could not have slain "Giant Despair;" it required "Great-heart's" arm to knock that monster down. 

Little faith will go to heaven most certainly, but it often has to hide itself in a nut-shell, and it frequently loses all but its jewels. 

Little-faith says, "It is a rough road, beset with sharp thorns, and full of dangers; I am afraid to go;"... 

But Great-faith remembers the promise, "Thy shoes shall be iron and brass; as thy days, so shall thy strength be:"

And so she boldly ventures. Little-faith stands desponding, mingling her tears with the flood...

But Great-faith sings, "When thou passest through the waters, I will be with thee; and through the rivers, they shall not overflow thee:" and she fords the stream at once.

Would you be comfortable and happy?

Would you enjoy religion? 

Would you have the religion of cheerfulness and not that of gloom?...

Then "have faith in God." 

If you love darkness, and are satisfied to dwell in gloom and misery, then be content with little faith...

But if you love the sunshine, and would sing songs of rejoicing, covet earnestly this best gift, "great faith."

~Charles Spurgeon~

Giving Without A Whisper

Mat 6:3  But when thou doest alms, let not thy left hand know what thy right hand doeth:

Mat 6:4  That thine alms may be in secret: and thy Father which seeth in secret himself shall reward thee openly.

No promise is made to those who give to the poor to be seen of men.
 
They have their reward at once and cannot expect to be paid twice.

Let us hide away our charity...

Yes, hide it even from ourselves.
 
Give so often and so much as a matter of course that you no more take note that you have helped the poor than that you have eaten your regular meals.

Do your alms without even whispering to yourself, How generous I am!

Do not thus attempt to reward yourself.

Leave the matter with God, who never fails to see, to record, and to reward.

Blessed is the man who is busy in secret with his kindness...

He finds a special joy in his unknown benevolences.

This is the bread, which eaten by stealth, is sweeter than the banquets of kings.

How can I indulge myself today with this delightful luxury?

Let me have a real feast of tenderness and Row of soul.

Here and hereafter the LORD Himself will personally see to the rewarding of the secret giver of alms.

This will be in His own way and time...

And He will choose the very best.
 
How much this promise means it will need eternity to reveal.

~Charles Spurgeon~