“October 21, 1868—As the days come, we make
known our requests to Him, for our outgoings have now been for several years at
the rate of more than one hundred pounds each day; but though the expenses have
been so great, He has never failed us. We have been, as to the outward
appearance, like the “Burning Bush in the Wilderness”; yet we have not been
consumed. Moreover, we are full of trust in the Lord, and therefore of good
courage, though we have before us the prospect, that, year by year, our
expenses will increase more and more.
“If all my beloved fellow disciples, who seek to
work for God, knew the blessedness of looking truly to God alone, and trusting
in Him alone, they would soon see how soul refreshing this way is, and how
entirely beyond disappointment, so far as He is concerned. Earthly friends may
alter their minds regarding the work in which we are engaged; but if indeed we
work for God, whoever may alter his mind regarding our service, He will not.
Earthly friends may lose the ability to help us, however much they may desire
so to do; but He remains throughout eternity the infinitely rich one. Earthly
friends may have their minds after a time diverted to other objects, and, as
they cannot help everywhere, much as they desire it, they may have to
discontinue to help us; but He is able, in all directions, though the
requirements were multiplied a million times, to supply all that can possibly
be needed. And He does it with delight, where His work is carried on and where
He is confided in. Earthly friends may be removed by death, and thus we may
lose their help, but He lives forever; He cannot die.
“In this latter point of view I have especially,
during the past forty years, in connection with this institution, seen the
blessedness of trusting in the living God alone. Not one nor two, nor even five
or ten, but many more, who once helped me so much with their means, have been
removed by death; but have the operations of the institution been stopped on
that account? No. And how came this? Because I trusted in God, and in Him
alone.”
-From Answers to Prayer; He Has Never Failed, by George Mueller Evangelist and Orphanage Director 1805-1898
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