If we look at the seen things, we shall not be able to understand the secret of this. We have a striking illustration of this in the history of Elisha. This was the seen thing. And the servant of the prophet, whose eyes had not yet been opened to see the unseen things, was alarmed. The presence of God is the fortress of His people.
Nothing can withstand it.
And in the secret of this presence He has promised to hide His people from the pride of man, and from the strife of tongues. Nothing else will enable a soul to live only in the present moment, as we are commanded to do, and to take no thought for the morrow. I once heard of a colored woman who earned a precarious living by daily labor, but who was a joyous, triumphant Christian. De Lord is my shepherd, and I knows I shall not want. You'd better give dem all up, and just trust de Lord.