"I place no value on anything I have or may possess, except in relation to the kingdom of God. If anything will advance the interests of the kingdom, it shall be given away or kept, only as by giving or keeping it I shall most promote the glory of Him to whom I owe all my hopes in time or eternity."
David Livingstone prayed this prayer in all his crucial junctures. When he gave his life to Christ; when he was sent to the mission field; when he was found stranded with the kids burying his wife; and when he was leaving earth. In all the defining moments of his life, his heart was genuinely committed to Christ.
This is the Prayer.
"Lord, send me anywhere, only go with me; lay any burden upon me, only sustain me; sever any tie that binds, except the tie that binds me to thy heart and to thy service."
Read more about him here: http://www.wholesomewords.org/missions/bliving2.html
Here's a short story that I found interesting.
A. Parnell Bailey visited an orange grove where an irrigation pump had broken down. The season was unusually dry and some of the trees were beginning to die for lack of water. The man giving the tour then took Bailey to his own orchard where irrigation was used sparingly. “These trees could go without rain for another 2 weeks,” he said. “You see, when they were young, I frequently kept water from them. This hardship caused them to send their roots deeper into the soil in search of moisture. Now mine are the deepest-rooted trees in the area. While others are being scorched by the sun, these are finding moisture at a greater depth.” (Our Daily Bread).
Here's a short story that I found interesting.
A. Parnell Bailey visited an orange grove where an irrigation pump had broken down. The season was unusually dry and some of the trees were beginning to die for lack of water. The man giving the tour then took Bailey to his own orchard where irrigation was used sparingly. “These trees could go without rain for another 2 weeks,” he said. “You see, when they were young, I frequently kept water from them. This hardship caused them to send their roots deeper into the soil in search of moisture. Now mine are the deepest-rooted trees in the area. While others are being scorched by the sun, these are finding moisture at a greater depth.” (Our Daily Bread).
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