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"I was converted in November of 1825, but I only came into the full surrender of the heart four years later, in July 1829. The love of money was gone, the love of place was gone, the love of position was gone, and the love of worldly pleasures and engagements was gone. God, God alone became my portion. I found my all in Him; I wanted nothing else. And by the grace of God this has remained, and has made me a happy man, an exceedingly happy man, and it led me to care only about the things of God. I ask affectionately, my beloved brethren, have you fully surrendered the heart to God, or is there this thing or that thing with which you have taken up irrespective of God? I read a little of the scriptures before, but preferred other books; but since that time the revelation He has made of Himself has become unspeakably blessed to me, and I can say from my heart, God is an infinitely lovely Being. Oh, be not satisfied until in your own inmost soul you can say, God is an infinitely lovely Being!" [Basil Miller, Man of Faith and Miracles (Minneapolis, Minnesota, Bethany House Publishers, n.d.)] **

George Mueller was a man known for building orphanages by faith in the mid-1800s. He raised literally millions of dollars for his orphanages, yet died with little in his own bank account. The above was his comment on his conversion.

 

If this is what it means to truly follow the Master, how many of us would qualify. Surely I don’t.

 

After reading this for most of us it will sound like a task impossible – mission impossible. But note the words of this man “And by the grace of God this has remained, and has made me a happy man, an exceedingly happy man…”.

 

If this principle is marketed WELL “the secret happiness” this would be a best seller and millions of dollars – as Self Help books are the hot selling ones. But the simple book ‘The Bible’ contains all this. Will we read it and follow it ???

 

"But whatever was to my profit I now consider loss for the sake of Christ." Philippians 3:7

 

( ** Courtesy TGIF)

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