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Still Saturday: All Is Well

May 22, 2015 By Sandra Heska King

TREMBLING - SPURGEON

 

Do not think, believer, that your sorrows are out of God’s plan; they are necessary parts of it. “Through many tribulations we must enter the kingdom.” (Acts 14:22)

Learn, then, to “count it all joy . . . when you meet trials of various kinds.” (James 1:22)

O let my trembling soul be still,
And trust Thy wise, Thy holy will!
I cannot, Lord, Thy purpose see,
Yet all is well since ruled by Thee.

from Morning and Evening by Charles H Spurgeon, revised and updated by Alistair Begg

 

TREMBLING - 2

TREMBLING - 3

 

Thanks to Dena Dyer for posting this on Facebook so I could snag it. 

In the stillness,

Sandy

 

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  1. Lyli @3dlessons4life.com says

    May 22, 2015 at 10:42 pm

    Beautiful 🙂

    • Sandra Heska King says

      May 25, 2015 at 7:41 am

      🙂

  2. Constance Morrison says

    May 23, 2015 at 12:29 am

    Beautiful bleeding hearts! Perfect for the Spurgeon quote.

    • Sandra Heska King says

      May 25, 2015 at 7:43 am

      Thanks, Constance. I wonder who first coined the name for these…

  3. Michele Morin says

    May 23, 2015 at 7:17 am

    I’m on a Spurgeon kick right now — big fat Psalms commentary cluttering up the top of the dishwasher. I love his courtly language and deep, probing insights. I hadn’t realized that he was also a poet!

    • Sandra Heska King says

      May 25, 2015 at 7:51 am

      It seems he was a man of many talents… but more interested in winning souls.

      http://www.reformedreader.org/rbb/spurgeon/conwell/bosch18.htm

  4. Patricia @ Pollywog Creek says

    May 23, 2015 at 7:23 am

    My husband faithfully reads that devotional every single day. He has a copy by his lounge chair to read first thing in the morning with his coffee and one by his bed to read before going to sleep. He has done this for at least 5 years. I confess to have fallen away a long time ago. You’ve inspired me to return. Spurgeon’s mines are deep and rich. Have a beautiful day, my most beautiful friend. xoxox

    • Sandra Heska King says

      May 25, 2015 at 7:52 am

      Same devotional every single day x2 for five years? He must be steeped in Spurgeon. 🙂

  5. Elizabeth W Marshall says

    May 23, 2015 at 9:23 am

    Thinking of you today. Your art stirs my soul. Oh the beauty will rise from the ashes. It rises up in pink.

    • Sandra Heska King says

      May 25, 2015 at 7:54 am

      And the sky is swirling pink this morning. Love you, friend.

  6. ~ linda says

    May 23, 2015 at 11:25 am

    Oh, I have not seen Bleeding Hearts since I moved away from Oregon in 1985. Oh, they are so beautiful.
    Spurgeon’s words touch me (as they usually do)…”And trust Thy wise, Thy holy will!”
    That I would trust the God Who holds all for my life.

    • Sandra Heska King says

      May 25, 2015 at 7:56 am

      Will they not grow in Oregon?

      Trust… even though we can’t see any purpose…

  7. Jason Stasyszen says

    May 23, 2015 at 6:42 pm

    So beautiful. Hard to see the beauty in the harder times, but it is there. Thank you, Sandra.

    • Sandra Heska King says

      May 25, 2015 at 7:56 am

      And there’s no rainbow without the rain. 🙂

  8. Sharon says

    May 23, 2015 at 7:35 pm

    Thank you so much for sharing this. It was comforting to me today, more than you’ll ever know. Lately I’ve been missing my dad a lot (he died 15 months ago) – and as my mom’s mind declines, I’m missing her, too. Yet, in all this, the Lord is there. Comforting me and reassuring me with His steady presence. And, reminding me that all these temporary sufferings will one day be swallowed up in His glory!

    GOD BLESS!

    • Sandra Heska King says

      May 25, 2015 at 8:04 am

      Oh, Sharon. I’m sorry. Fifteen months is like yesterday, and now you’re in a long goodbye. Praying for you right now in your grief and the missing. A gentle hug for you this morning, friend.

  9. Dawn says

    May 24, 2015 at 3:37 pm

    I just had a disussion about trials and how we can also look at them as His mercy over us. It puts a whole new perspective on rejoicing through them.
    Thank you for hosting here.
    Blessings,
    Dawn

    • Sandra Heska King says

      May 25, 2015 at 8:06 am

      Unfortunately (!), it’s usually through the trials He changes us… not the easy times. They’re just rest breaks. 🙂

  10. Laurie Collett says

    May 24, 2015 at 10:08 pm

    Love the Spurgeon quote — perfect for me this week, and the photos are beyond beautiful! Thanks for hosting & God bless!

    • Sandra Heska King says

      May 25, 2015 at 8:07 am

      Yeah… that quote was perfect for me when Dena posted it. And still is. Bless you, Laurie. xo

  11. bluecottonmemory says

    May 24, 2015 at 11:57 pm

    “Yet all is well since ruled by Thee” – oh, yes – All is well – even in the midst of chaos and challenge! Beautiful photo, Sandra! Beautiful words!

    • Sandra Heska King says

      May 25, 2015 at 8:09 am

      Some storms last longer than others, but they eventually pass. And so we sit inside and wait them out, right?

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