Lessons Learned from Charles Spurgeon

 

Lessons Learned from Charles Spurgeon

 



 

 

" Sin to a believer is horrible, because it crucified the Saviour; he sees in every iniquity the nails and spear."

 

" I wish that saints would cling to Christ half as earnestly as sinners cling to the devil. If we were as willing to suffer for God as some are willing to suffer for their lusts, what perseverance and zeal would be seen on all sides!"

 

" Doth not all nature around me praise God? If I were silent, I should be an exception to the universe. Doth not the thunder praise Him as it rolls like drums in the march of the God of armies? Do not the mountains praise Him when the woods upon their summits wave in adoration? Doth not the lightning write His name in letters of fire? Hath not the whole earth a voice? And shall I, can I, silent be?"

 

"Every Christian is either a missionary or an impostor."

 

"Millions have never heard of Jesus. We ought not to ask, "Can I prove that I ought to go?' but, "Can I prove that I ought not to go?""

 

 

I was skimming through different quotes earlier, looking for something to stick out. I feel like we all do that, search for something to resonate within us, something that makes sense. I know I do on a daily basis, and whether or not that's a good thing to do, I have no clue. But anyway, that's what I was doing.

 

Suddenly, I saw the name "Charles Spurgeon". The bulb in the back of my brain glowed dimly as I recognized the name. Muttering in my mind about how he was an awesome man of God, I clicked on his name.

 

I was BLOWN AWAY. The searching that had come from boredom had struck gold. Each quote, every sentence, they all hit me. The quotes above are some that I found extremely convicting/thought-provoking.

 

The last two quotes about knocked me to the ground.

 

 For the past few months, I have had an inward battle. I am an overthinker, one who imagines the worst possibilities, a doubtful Thomas.

 

Those qualities that I wish I could get rid of have caused me to question a thought that keeps popping into my head. "You are supposed to be in missions. Global, international, you need to GO where I'm sending, and it's going to be uncomfortable."

 

I kept questioning what seems to be a call to missions. "Noooo Jesus, you know I think stuff up! It's probably a whim! Um....a guilty thought because of a missions conference? Anything...?"

 

Those doubts about this call have been beaten away lately, and those quotes helped confirm it even more. The word "missionary" seems beautiful. Spurgeon has taught me an important lesson.

(For those of you who don't know who Charles Spurgeon is...there's a magical place...it's called Wikipedia....here ya go :)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Spurgeon )