The Blended Blog: FFF ~ June 18, 2010

C.H. Spurgeon's Evening Devotional

Saturday March 29, 2025

"I called Him, but He gave me no answer."-Song of Solomon 5:6

Prayer sometimes tarrieth, like a petitioner at the gate, until the King cometh forth to fill her bosom with the blessings which she seeketh. The Lord, when He hath given great faith, has been known to try it by long delayings. He has suffered His servants' voices to echo in their ears as from a brazen sky. They have knocked at the golden gate, but it has remained immovable, as though it were rusted upon its hinges. Like Jeremiah, they have cried, "Thou hast covered Thyself with a cloud, that our prayer should not pass through." Thus have true saints continued long in patient waiting without reply, not because their prayers were not vehement, nor because they were unaccepted, but because it so pleased Him who is a Sovereign, and who gives according to His own pleasure. If it pleases Him to bid our patience exercise itself, shall He not do as He wills with His own! Beggars must not be choosers either as to time, place, or form. But we must be careful not to take delays in prayer for denials: God's long-dated bills will be punctually honoured; we must not suffer Satan to shake our confidence in the God of truth by pointing to our unanswered prayers. Unanswered petitions are not unheard. God keeps a file for our prayers-they are not blown away by the wind, they are treasured in the King's archives. This is a registry in the court of heaven wherein every prayer is recorded. Tried believer, thy Lord hath a tear-bottle in which the costly drops of sacred grief are put away, and a book in which thy holy groanings are numbered. By-and-by, thy suit shall prevail. Canst thou not be content to wait a little? Will not thy Lord's time be better than thy time? By-and-by He will comfortably appear, to thy soul's joy, and make thee put away the sackcloth and ashes of long waiting, and put on the scarlet and fine linen of full fruition.

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Friday, June 18, 2010

FFF ~ June 18, 2010

1. Flip Flops ~ By the way today is national Flip Flop day

2. Store Giveaways. Our Cablea's had a first 50 customer giveaway. I was one of them. WooHoo!

3. Mailbox surprises. One of the Women's health places in town sent out this to those on their mailing list. I GOT ONE! However, not for long. DD said, "That's cool mom, I'm going to need one of those next semester in school" UGH! (BYW: It is leather, really nice) Shh! don't tell I was thinking of giving to dd anyway. Just had to make her feel like she was taking something from good 'ol mom.