November 29, 2011

I needed to read this today

"...Beware of fretting, murmuring, complaining, and giving way to an impatient spirit. Regard your sickness as a blessing in disguise—a good and not an evil—a friend and not an enemy. No doubt we should all prefer to learn spiritual lessons in the school of ease and not under the rod. But rest assured that God knows better than we do how to teach us. The light of the last day will show you that there was a meaning and a “need be” in all your bodily ailments. The lessons that we learn on a sick-bed, when we are shut out from the world, are often lessons which we should never learn elsewhere.

~ J.C. Ryle

3 comments:

lindahitzeroth said...

Great quote, Melody. You are a good and patient learner who is not wasting any of the lessons God has for you. You have a very teachable heart. Love you!

DWKing said...

Very profound insights. Thanks for sharing this quote. I love you, Honey.

gadogirl said...

I needed to read that today too. Thanks so much for posting.