Quoted from George Muller:
I desire to give my testimony that it is true of me.
Though a poor miserable sinner, I am a very happy man.
Though just now nearly seventy years of age, and though having been fifty years in the spiritual life, yet I have not grown unhappy; I am still very happy.
Even as it is true of me, so it might be true of each of you.
Why not?
It is the will of our Lord Jesus Christ, that all His disciples should be happy disciples. Let us, then, aim after it.
For there is such a thing as being holy and happy children—such a thing as being thoroughly decided Christians, and yet being happy.
It is the will of the Father that we should be happy.
What is the reason that we are not all happy?
Let each of you ask the question, and answer it before God to yourselves— "Why, why, why! am I not a happy child of God—a happy disciple of the Lord Jesus Christ?"
There is nothing whatever to hinder us, so far as God's truth is concerned.
God delights to see you all happy.
Do not say, "Oh, Mr. Muller, if you had my trial, my burden, you could not be happy."
What a mistake!
The Christian may be always a happy man.
While the world is dependent upon surrounding circumstances for apparent happiness, the Christian may be truly happy,
whatever his circumstances may be,
so long as he is really trusting in God, and satisfied with Him.
Therefore, my beloved Christian friends
Never Attempt to Carry Your Own Burden,
but learn to roll it upon the Lord. Seek to deal with Him about everything; if you have any trial, any perplexity, cast it upon Him.
Then you will find out how ready He is to help, and you will be able to say, even in view of all these circumstances, "I am happy."
If we are unhappy, the fault lies with ourselves. There is no reason why we should not be happy children.
Our Father loves us, and He will lead us safely through.
Having such a Father, it may well be said of us, "Happy art thou, O Israel; who is like unto thee, O people saved by the Lord, the shield of thy help, and who is the sword of thy excellency."
These Israelites were happy because they had such a God.
Look how He delivered them and saved them.
It was He who delivered them from the Egyptians, who led them through the Red Sea, destroying the hosts of Pharaoh.
It was He who led them through the wilderness, provided them with heavenly food, and water from the rock, and finally led them into the land of promise.
Cause for Happiness
And remember that it is by Him that you and I are delivered from a worse power than Egypt: are delivered from greater enemies than the host of the Egyptians and by Him we are led through the many difficulties of this life.
Daily He is leading us, until at length He will land us safely above.
Ought we not then to be happy, truly happy in the Lord? I ask you, affectionately, is it so with you?
Are you all happy Christians?
You ought to be, if you will only look to Him.
Trust Him with childlike simplicity,
and you will see how ready He is to help you,
and to give blessing.
Full transcript can be found here:
Saved by Grace,
Andrew Cross
"Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for He who promised is faithful.
"Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for He who promised is faithful.
And let us consider one another in order to stir up love and good works,
not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as is the manner of some,
but exhorting one another,
and so much the more as you see the Day approaching.
Hebrews 10:23-25
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