Quote of the Day

"We are prone to be fretful, to complain of the dispensations of Divine Providence, and to reflect harshly upon the Lord's dealings with us. We want our own way. We wish to carve for ourselves. We would be treated as God's favorites. We want our ease, our prosperity, and pleasure, consulted in all things. And if this does not appear to be done...if our wills are crossed, if our schemes are frustrated, if our purposes are broken off...then we stumble, think ourselves badly treated, and look for everybody to sympathize with us. 

Under these circumstances, God comes to us...as we sit among our broken cisterns, surrounded by dethroned idols...and puts this question to us: 'Should it be according to your mind?'

Are you wiser than God? Are you kinder than God? Are you holier than God? Are you more just than God? Are you better informed than God? May not your mind be dark, or selfish, or foolish? Should it then be according to your mind? Should you reign...or God?"

                            - James Smith