The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-11-05

Surrender is the secret of success in
serving the Saviour. We are welded
are yielded to him. God asks only
that we give up absolutely to him.
When we let him control our life. he
fashions it into proportions of sym
metry and beauty. Let us not deceive
ourselves into believing that happiness
or success can come to any soul that
Is not one with God.
Thank God every morning that you
have something to do that day which
must be done whether you like 1t or
not. Beng forced to work and forced
to do your best will breed in you
temperance, self control, diligence,
strength of will, content and a hun
dred virtues which the idle never
know.-Charles Kingsley.
The hardest lesson for a little child
to learn, or for a parent to teach. is
that of obedience. What weeping and
heart burning and anxiety must exist
on both sides before the child comes
| fully and finally to see that the funda-
mental law of its life in the home is
| obedience. The Father who is in heav-
en- is teaching his children on earth
| the same lesson. He seldom finds
them good learners. Often he must
resort to the rod. But he persists to
| the end, for he knows that right re-
lations can not subsist between parent
and child except on the basis of ODE
dience.
Two great prayers should ever be
echoing in the hearts of the true dis
| ciple-'Lord, what will thou have me
to do?" and Thy will be done" The
Christian who can pray thus has en-
! tered into the spirit of Christ. For
| the biggest problem any life faces is
| the problem of duty What shall he
! 6n9 Whore shall "a inh
shall he take? How shall he choose?
Every day brings these harassing, in
sistent questions, upon the answer of
which depends Lfe's character and
simply 1.-The will of God" the solution
is easier. The Lord will not leave any
sincere and seeking soul in ignorance
of his will. He does not teach US to
pray "Thy will be DONE and then re-
fuse to reveal that will Rather does
the feet of everyone who will accept
| his guidance. knowledge of Gods
will is the reward of walking in Gods
way.
Love is always measured by giving.
AS seeking is the sign of selfishness, so
! giving is the sign of love. Love finds
its joy in ministering. 1t seeks to give
its service. its possessions, Itself. It Is
not an unfair test to declare that if
! we 10 not give 10 InOS6 whom we pro-
fess to love, then our love is not gen
uine. This law applies specifically to
| the case of the Christian and his Mas
ter. If Jesus is chief in our hearts,
| whatever gives him pleasure will be
our delight. No surrender or sacrifice
will be hard for US If it is for his glory.
"Stone walls do not prison make,
Nor iron bars a cage"
So runs the old proverb. The spirit 8
liberty or enslavement does not de-
pend upon external circumstances. It
is always light to the soul that has the
inner light. He'll would be church
to such a one. A peace that makes
poWerless all of lifes storms is the
priceless possession of the spirit in
whom Christ dwells. No fortune can
be misfortune to such a one, for moth
ing save his own sin can deprive him
of this sacred companionship which is
life's power and reward.
There is no satisfaction. in selfish
ness. The covetous persons may get
and get until his storehouse is burst
ing, and still he will die unsatisfied.
Joy, the "fullness of JOY" and life,
the life more abundantly,". are never
known outside the service of God. II
you would expand into all the great
ness and sweetness and blessedness
possible to us, we can do SO only by
unreservedly serving the living God.