The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-04-17
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BY HENRY HAYDEN BARSTow.
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1FE isef-re>L true. an-round nfe-is never blue. If it looks bme the
reasons are lot to be found in life. but wholly within ourselves. III
- is not in the spectacle. but in the spectarles. This is true despite the
fact that there are real troubles and hare things from the outside that worry
and burden us The attitude W re assume toward these reai causes of dis
couragement is the largest pat OF them. Life, pleasant o. otherwise, is
more or less Wholly control, There ia M dourt houesar NO. as omsttrs.
does look blue to us-almot back-and the oppression upon u spirits of
innsr' ans : ths ntwar effect We sa t a as@u of ,saa'ua ,o : ,ns the
haunting suggestion that life actually lis blue. That means surrender o des-
pair and the cessation of honest effort, the eclipse Of faith, hope and love
the very thing the devil has in view wbe he tells ne bat old lie of his thai
life is blue. Here arr a few of the reas ons why it sometimes looks blue:
The commones reason is because of some ron habit in life. We eat
to- much, or eat wholesome things. or eat regularly without sufficient
exercise; the inner machinery is cogged. hndered; food instead of nour-
ishing US ferments generates poisons, these are scattered through the sys-
see things wrong we think falsely, we are irritable, deprest, tagged, cross
life h. looks $ blue It is nt blue. 1t is or beastly appetite, perhaps. that is to
little physical exercise, keep at n thing TOO lopg. indulge our other appe-
wholly he.ottsn' Of mr own inner conaitlon Tn sms oaa va mood nt ~
suit ~ pastor, or a comforter but a little sefrestramt, sunshine. air.. exer-
else, possibly the doctor, o a dose Of boneet Do lot forget that these. too
are unwinsed angels Of God emf nut to minister to the heirs of salvation.
They are Inc beachers OF the blues.
Another reason why life looks blue is because We think too much about
ourselves We are brooding over our health, our diet, our cothes our business
and our troubles or families or prospects or injuries. or sins and de-
etc. Write this dow and commit it to memory. No man car look contnu-
ously at himself without oecomin gerosseyed. and a eross-eyed sees
from self and when used in that wa they Keep healthy and see correctly It
is Just the same with the mind When continually turned in N itself and it's
selfish interests it becomes seriously injured-aye, that way lies insantys IN
and your affairs and difficulties. Stop praying even~ for yourself
and pray for someone else especially for our enemy The biueness Of nfes
sen-and usually that rs anything but inspiring or encouraging If life looks
nes will uhconsciousy evaporate
The deepest reason why life looks blue however, is that we forget the
SO loved the world that he gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever be-
possible good reason why LIES should look blue. AS Paul says N this point
81 sn 70 St De es Tor Us w vino can an pc ar a gs am u.s. sau hat nat spared pa sh not, u ms mtr own
give US all thingsg' All things al things. all things! Take in the ides- He
All things: Care for your bodily needs you business, Q duties your
make life look blue, . mistakes our sins, your selnshnes your very
css4.t. ss f.. ass.. f 3. srs i as IS aas s sss's !. o z s s. RI n Ha5 si~ j - IT.
Trust His love or you 60 " SOM me else Ise self in Him Live the
Nan work and Evangelist