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Yes, practical death with Him to lawful things is just letting go, even as He on the Cross let go all but God. YES PRACTICAL DEATH WITH HIM TO LAWFUL THINGS IS JUST LETTING GO EVEN AS HE ON THE CROSS LET GO ALL BUT GOD
comfort, leisure, culture, reputation, friendships--that have to drift away as our hands refuse to clasp on anything but God's will for us. Or it may be on our inner life that the stripping falls, and we have to leave the sunny lands of spiritual enjoyment for one after another of temptation's battlefields, where every inch of our foothold has to be tested, where even, it may seem to give way--till no experience, no resting-place remains to us in heaven or earth but God Himself--till we are "wrecked upon God." Have faith, like the flowers, to let the old things go. Earn His beatitude, His "Blessed is he, whosoever shall not be offended in Me"--"the beatitude of the trusting," as it has well been called--even if you have to earn it like John the Baptist in an hour of desolation. You have told Him that you want Him only. Are you ready to ratify the words when His emptying begins to come? Is God enough? Is it still "My God" that you cry, even as Jesus cried when nothing else was left Him? L IT MAY BE OUTWARD THINGS BODILY COMFORT LEISURE CULTURE REPUTATION FRIENDSHIPS THAT HAVE TO DRIFT AWAY AS OUR HANDS REFUSE TO CLASP ON ANYTHING BUT GOD'S WILL FOR US OR IT MAY BE ON OUR INNER LIFE THAT THE STRIPPING FALLS AND WE HAVE TO LEAVE THE SUNNY LANDS OF SPIRITUAL ENJOYMENT FOR ONE AFTER ANOTHER OF TEMPTATION'S BATTLEFIELDS WHERE EVERY INCH OF OUR FOOTHOLD HAS TO BE TESTED WHERE EVEN IT MAY SEEM TO GIVE WAY TILL NO EXPERIENCE NO RESTING PLACE REMAINS TO US IN HEAVEN OR EARTHTH BUT GOD HIMSELF TILL WE ARE WRECKED UPON GOD HAVE FAITH LIKE THE FLOWERS TO LET THE OLD THINGS GO EARN HIS BEATITUDE HIS BLESSED IS HE WHOSOEVER SHALL NOT BE OFFENDED IN ME THE BEATITUDE OF THE TRUSTING AS IT HAS WELL BEEN CALLED EVEN IF YOU HAVE TO EARN IT LIKE JOHN THE BAPTIST IN AN HOUR OF DESOLATION YOU HAVE TOLD HIM THAT YOU WANT HIM ONLY ARE YOU READY TO RATIFY THE WORDS WHEN HIS EMPTYING BEGINS TO COME IS GOD ENOUGH IS IT STILL MY GOD THAT YOU CRY EVEN AS JESUS CRIED WHEN NOTHING ELSE WAS LEFT HIM
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