C.H. Spurgeon's Evening Devotional
Saturday April 5, 2025

"Before honour is humility."-Proverbs 15:33
    
    Humiliation of soul always brings a positive blessing with it. If we empty our hearts of self God will fill them with His love. He who desires close communion with Christ should remember the word of the Lord, "To this man will I look, even to him that is poor and of a contrite spirit, and trembleth at My word." Stoop if you would climb to heaven. Do we not say of Jesus, "He descended that He might ascend"? so must you. You must grow downwards, that you may grow upwards; for the sweetest fellowship with heaven is to be had by humble souls, and by them alone. God will deny no blessing to a thoroughly humbled spirit. "Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven," with all its riches and treasures. The whole exchequer of God shall be made over by deed of gift to the soul which is humble enough to be able to receive it without growing proud because of it. God blesses us all up to the full measure and extremity of what it is safe for Him to do. If you do not get a blessing, it is because it is not safe for you to have one. If our heavenly Father were to let your unhumbled spirit win a victory in His holy war, you would pilfer the crown for yourself, and meeting with a fresh enemy you would fall a victim; so that you are kept low for your own safety. When a man is sincerely humble, and never ventures to touch so much as agrain of the praise, there is scarcely any limit to what God will do for him. Humility makes us ready to be blessed by the God of all grace, and fits us to deal efficiently with our fellow men. True humility is a flower which will adorn any garden. This is a sauce with which you may season every dish of life, and you will find an improvement in every case. Whether it be prayer or praise, whether it be work or suffering, the genuine salt of humility cannot be used in excess.
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Wednesday, February 5, 2014

Challenges are On...Ready, Set....SEW!



I'm plodding along again this month.  I didn't get it done last month so I'm adding it to my challenge list again this month.  It MUST get done!!!  Before anything else gets worked on that is my goal if it takes many moons to accomplish this task.  I've been working in this quilt for 3 & 1/2 years now.  Whew!!!!  of course it was put on back burner from time to time.  If I don't get it finished soon the family status may change...new ones blocks by marriage or birth will need to be added.   If you'd like to see some past post of this quilt, I have posted the links below from beginning to end in order that I at different stages of progress....
Oct. 15, 2010
Feb. 18, 2011
Mar. 19, 2011
Apr. 16, 2011
May 21, 2011
Jun 18, 2011
Jul 6, 2011
Dec. 10, 2011
Jan.21, 2012
Feb. 18, 2012
Mar. 17, 2012
Jun 16, 2012
Jul 14, 2012
Sep. 22, 2012
Oct. 27, 2012
Nov.17, 2012
Mar. 23, 2013
Apr. 6, 2013
May 4, 2013
Jun 5, 2013
Jul 10, 2013
Aug 26, 2013
Jan 4, 2014 
Jan 14, 2014 
Feb 22, 2014 
Mar 3, 2014 
Mar. 28, 2014

 I read a blog entry @ Quiltmaker the other day that sparked my interest.  Sew I thought it would be fun to take the plunge and just see how many I could save in 2014.  I already have one empty.  You can check out the details here.


A Lovely Year of Finishes



WIPs on Wednesdays


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Thanks for adding a Scrap of your Life.

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