All at Once
Trust in God's timing and strength to navigate life's challenges and focus on the present moment.
Mary Wilder Tileston preaches about trusting in God's guidance and provision, emphasizing the importance of taking each moment as it comes and viewing it as a manifestation of God's will. She encourages listeners to focus on the present tasks and challenges, knowing that God will provide the strength needed for each step. Tileston reminds believers to resist the temptation of worrying about the future and to trust that God will always do what is best for them.
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When my spirit was overwhelmed within me, then Thou knewest my path.
PSALMS 142:3
THE work which we count so hard to do,
He makes it easy, for He works too;
The days that are long to live are His,--
A bit of His bright eternities;
And close to our need His helping is.
SUSAN COOLIDGE
DO not yield to the temptation of looking at everything at once, as if everything would happen at once, and all the events of the day be crowded into an hour. Do not thus forecast, but take each thing as it comes to you, and look upon it as the present expression of the will of God concerning you; then regard the next in the same way, and thus receive your day piece by piece from Him who will remember always when He gives you work to do, that you need strength to do it.
Often, when you have almost fainted in spirit, the thought comes, "If thou hast run with the footmen, and they have wearied thee, what shalt thou do with the horsemen?" Put it from you, it is a faithless thought; if you need more strength, you will have it, be sure of that; or the call to greater exertion may never come to you. Your business is with the present; leave the future in His hands who will be sure to do the best, the very best for you.
PRISCILLA MAURICE
Sermon Outline
- Don't look at everything at once
- Trust in God's timing and strength
- Forecasting can lead to overwhelm
- Take each thing as it comes to you
- God will remember your need for strength
- Leave the future in God's hands
Key Quotes
“The days that are long to live are His,--a bit of His bright eternities.” — Mary Wilder Tileston
“If thou hast run with the footmen, and they have wearied thee, what shalt thou do with the horsemen?” — Mary Wilder Tileston
Application Points
- Take each thing as it comes to you and trust in God's timing and strength.
- Leave the future in God's hands and trust that He will do the best for you.
- Focus on the present moment and avoid looking at everything at once.