September 12

Backsliding and Restoration

“He restores my soul.”
— Ps. 23:3

“Diligence in your business is all right, but do not let it get between your soul and God. If you are not as bright with Him, and more and more so, search out why, and look to Him, for He gives more grace.”

“If the sorrow gets between our souls and God so as to produce distrust, it is sin. … Whether from trouble, or from offending, He can restore. … The Psalmist does not say, I must get my soul restored, and then go to God, but "He restores my soul."”