Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1902-08-27
after the many broken bite OF SEN.

AioHilhd knew the whole story OF
their terrible fright and how Frances
| had almost been sus over by
swift-speeding horse and his hoof
had cruelty bruised the little foot,
the sobbing ceased and the sunshine
OF the smiles began TO break through
| the tear-dimmed eyes, for mamma
knew all about il, and the burdenel
| little hearts felt lighter and were
comforted in the love of her SYM
pathy. Where n moment before had
been convulsive sorrow and a weight
pressing upon them hard for their
tender feelings to bear. now was the
CHEEKY smile and happy laugh.
Peace once more reigned within.
Why? Because they had told mann
ma all about il, and when she knew.
it was all right. Oh, that the little
ores could teach us children OF Il
larger growth" this secret of finding
and knowing the peace OF God. Tell
! Him everything. Tell Him all about
yourself and your experiences. and
/ You will find the burdens like thick
cloud, rolling of your crushed and
weary heart, and the sunshine OF His
love will pour in upon You, bringing
that peace which passeth all under
| standing.
"In everything let your
requests be made known unto Cod"
| We know this is Gods Word. His
I loving inSitation to MS To share every
/ thought, every desire, every aspira-
| tion with Him. We speak the words
and yet we do not apply them 10 our
d - h.a Il
/ know the peace of God in the heart
/ How much fellowship is there be
/ tween the husband and the wife. or
/ between the intimate associates
/ where experiences are not shared?
/ where burdens and trials. joys and
/ aspirations, are not told to one an
other? You know how il is. II YOU
/ feel that you are Withholding from
! your dearest friend thought or cX-
/ perience or plan which should he
! shared with him YOU are i'll at ease,
/ and perhaps avoid his presence.
/ Your peace of mind is destroyed
! SO in larger degree is il with your
( relations with your Heavenly Father.
| lie is interested in every detail of
! your life. You must lin everything
by prayer and supplication with
! Thanksgiving, make your requests
known unto Him." il you would he
| the recipient Of the peace Of God
which passeth understanding.
II clarifies the vision to talk n plan
or experience or thought over i'm
audible words. You cannot success
fully and fully think prayer to
! God. II must be spoken in audible
words within the shut closet if il is
real prayer. real communion. Many
a pet plan and scheme which we have
! thought of i'm our minds will appear
/ silly and ridiculous as We undertake
! to explain il in audible words to the
Lord. Many burden we suppose
we are carrying will vanish like the
mist of the morning before the adj
vancing sun as we undertake to tell
| the Lord in spoken words about 1t.
Many proud boast and conceited
notion in regard To our ability and
achievements will fall like empty
cookie shells when we endeavor to
! speak of them in the ear Of the
| Lord. But we need to tell the Lord
| all these things if we would have
/ His peace abiding within.
/ And the oil Of gladness must an
/ noint every prayer. Not because OF
/ what we are, but because Of the
/ Lord "Who loved us and gave Him
| self for us" Our text tells MS not
only to lin everything 10y prayer and
/ supplication make your requests
/ known unto God" but declares it
must he with Thanksgiving" This
/ element in our communion with God
/ is too often lacking, and as a result
| our worship and service is robbed Of
/ its life and strength. We go into
! the presence Of the Lord with our
/ gloom and our burdens and. after VIC
/ have rolled them over in His pres
! ence and talked about them, and
measured and remeasurcd them and
Weighed and reweighed them, we
/ leave our closets with deeper gloom
/ and heavier burdens than ever be-
| fore. Why is it? Because the es-
| sential element Of praise and thanks
/ giving is lacking i'm our worship
/ and communion. There is victory in
/ the shout Of praise. in the song OF
| thanksgiving 1t was the glad shout
1 of confidence in God which crumbled
/ the walls Of Jericho. IT is the spir-
T tied music Of rejoicing which revives
/ tho tagging courage and spirit Of the
waveriug army and spurs it on TO
glorious victory. We need more OF
/ praise and thanksgiving. Spend
/ half hour with David each morning
in the Psalms. and the sun will rise
with new power and beauty. and The
/ lowering bank Of fog Of doubt and
/ encouragement will vanish away.
/ The letter i'm which our text is
/ found was written 10y Paul 20 the
/ Philippians while he lay close pris-
oner at Rome. and was face to face
/ with death. " was perhaps one Of
/ the darkest periods OF Pauls life.
| and yet see the message 81 rejoicing