Peace in Suffering
True peace and rest are found in a deep inner strength that comes from God, not in outward circumstances.
Mary Wilder Tileston preaches about the importance of finding enduring strength and peace in God, even amidst trials and afflictions. She emphasizes the need for a strong spirit to keep the body under control, acknowledging that true peace and rest do not come from outward circumstances but from the peace of the heart that God provides. Tileston encourages yielding willingly to crosses and seeking the unshakeable peace that comes from God to overcome all assaults.
Text
Fear not, neither be discouraged.
DEUTERONOMY 1:21
HAPPY are they that learn, in Thee,
Though patient suffering teach,
The secret of enduring strength,
And praise too deep for speech,--
Peace that no pressure from without,
No strife within, can reach
ANNA L. WARING
ONE of the greatest trials and miseries of this life seems to me to be the absence of a grand spirit to keep the body under control; illnesses and grievous afflictions, though they are a trial, I think nothing of, if the soul is strong, for it praises God, and sees that everything comes from His hand.
ST. TERESA
MANY say they have no peace nor rest, but so many crosses and trials, afflictions and sorrows, that they know not how they shall ever get through them. Now he who in truth will perceive and take note, perceiveth clearly that true peace and rest lie not in outward things. There liveth no man on earth who may always have rest and peace without troubles and crosses. Wherefore yield thyself willingly to them, and seek only that true peace of the heart, which none can take away from thee, that thou mayest overcome all assaults.
THEOLOGIA GERMANICA
Sermon Outline
- The Source of Peace in Suffering
- The Importance of a Strong Soul
- Yielding to Trials and Crosses
- We should willingly accept trials and crosses
- Seek true peace of the heart that cannot be taken away
Key Quotes
“Peace that no pressure from without, No strife within, can reach” — Mary Wilder Tileston
“The secret of enduring strength, And praise too deep for speech,--” — Mary Wilder Tileston
“True peace and rest lie not in outward things.” — Mary Wilder Tileston
Application Points
- We should willingly accept trials and crosses as opportunities to seek true peace of the heart.
- A strong soul can praise God even in suffering, and see that everything comes from God's hand.
- True peace and rest lie not in outward things, but in a deep inner strength that comes from God.