Looking Forward in Trust
Mary Wilder Tileston encourages listeners to trust in God, offering their fears and worries to Him, and concentrating on their immediate duties to find peace in the present moment.
Mary Wilder Tileston preaches about the importance of trusting in God when faced with fear and uncertainty, emphasizing the need to continually offer troubling thoughts and future concerns to God, seeking His grace to focus on present duties. She warns against constant anticipation of potential troubles that may never come, as it can cloud the soul and hinder one's energy. Tileston encourages entrusting loved ones to God's care, as His upholding grace surpasses human fretting and worries about the future.
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What time I am afraid, I will trust in Thee.
PSALMS 56:3 They commended them to the Lord, on whom they believed.
ACTS 14:23
A CONSTANT anticipation of evils which perhaps never will come, a foreboding which takes away life and energy from the present, will simply hinder and cloud the soul, and make it timid and sad. If troublous thoughts as to the future will press, darkening a bright present, or hurrying on coming clouds, the safest thing is to offer them continually as they arise to God, offering too the future which they contemplate, and asking for grace to concentrate our energies on the immediate duties surrounding us. Many have dreaded troubles which they thought must come; and while they went on ever expecting to make the turn in their path which was to open out fully the evil, lo! they found that they had reached the journey's end, and were at the haven where they would be. Even for others it is not wise to indulge in overmuch looking forward in fearfulness. Come what may to the dearest ones we have on earth, God and His upholding grace will be there, and He cares for them more than even we can do. An earnest commendation to His love will avail them more than all our fretting.
H. L. SIDNEY LEAR
Sermon Outline
- The Dangers of Fearful Anticipation
- The Importance of Offering Troubles to God
- God's Upward Care for Loved Ones
- God cares for loved ones more than we can
- An earnest commendation to God's love will avail them more than our fretting
Key Quotes
“What time I am afraid, I will trust in Thee.” — Mary Wilder Tileston
“An earnest commendation to His love will avail them more than all our fretting.” — Mary Wilder Tileston
Application Points
- Offer your fears and worries to God, asking for grace to concentrate on your immediate duties.
- Trust in God's upholding grace to find peace in the present moment.
- Concentrate on your immediate duties, rather than worrying about the future.