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Two phases of his character were developed at a very early age, and these, coupled with good natural abilities, made him master of the situation. As we have already seen, he had plenty of self reliance, the feeling that he could do anything that could be done, and the determination to make the most of himself. TWO PHASES OF HIS CHARACTER WERE DEVELOPED AT A VERY EARLY AGE AND THESE COUPLED WITH GOOD NATURAL ABILITIES MADE HIM MASTER OF THE SITUATION AS WE HAVE ALREADY SEEN HE HAD PLENTY OF SELF RELIANCE THE FEELING THAT HE COULD DO ANYTHING THAT COULD BE DONE AND THE DETERMINATION TO MAKE THE MOST OF HIMSELF
pt, but his self-reliance caused him to peg away in the face of every difficulty and even seeming failure, and he invariably succeeded in the end. His mother was ever on the watch to help him by her kindly counsels and wise advice. Many an old proverb, which sank deep into the lad's heart and helped to build up his character, first fell on his ears from his mother's lips. She taught him that man's will to do well was rewarded by God's blessing on his labours. The will to do finds the way to do, and God helps the one who does his best. This was a revelation to James, who thought that God only helped people to be good. His mother opened his eyes to the fact that this meant to be good in everything--"good boys, good men, good workers, good thinkers, good farmers, and good teachers." After that, he regarded God as One who would help him in his daily labour and make all his efforts successful. Or, in other words, he saw clearly the truth of the proverb: "God helps those who help themselves. SUCCESSFUL AT THE FIRST ATTEMPT BUT HIS SELF RELIANCE CAUSED HIM TO PEG AWAY IN THE FACE OF EVERY DIFFICULTY AND EVEN SEEMING FAILURE AND HE INVARIABLY SUCCEEDED IN THE END HIS MOTHER WAS EVER ON THE WATCH TO HELP HIM BY HER KINDLY COUNSELS AND WISE ADVICE MANY AN OLD PROVERB WHICH SANK DEEP INTO THE LAD'S HEART AND HELPED TO BUILD UP HIS CHARACTER FIRST FELL ON HIS EARS FROM HIS MOTHER'S LIPS SHE TAUGHT HIM THAT MAN'S WILL TO DO WELL WAS REWARDED BY GOD'S BLESSING ON HIS LABORS THE WILL TO DO FINDS THE WAY TO DO AND GOD HELPS THE ONE WHO DOES HIS BEST THIS WAS A REVELATION TO JAMES WHO THOUGHT THAT GODD ONLY HELPED PEOPLE TO BE GOOD HIS MOTHER OPENED HIS EYES TO THE FACT THAT THIS MEANT TO BE GOOD IN EVERYTHING GOOD BOYS GOOD MEN GOOD WORKERS GOOD THINKERS GOOD FARMERS AND GOOD TEACHERS AFTER THAT HE REGARDED GOD AS ONE WHO WOULD HELP HIM IN HIS DAILY LABOR AND MAKE ALL HIS EFFORTS SUCCESSFUL OR IN OTHER WORDS HE SAW CLEARLY THE TRUTH OF THE PROVERB GOD HELPS THOSE WHO HELP THEMSELVES
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