The Dawn of Heaven: A Dying Woman’s Faith
The Dawn of Heaven: A Dying Woman’s Faith
“I am very happy to see you,” said she (speaking with effort and only in a whisper, and compelled to pause at almost every word).
Mary Ann’s Last Hour—Afraid To Believe She Was A Believer
Mary Ann’s Last Hour—Afraid To Believe She Was A Believer
In the last hour she distrusted herself, but not God. She was afraid to believe that she was a believer.
How Believers Handle Despair Differently from Unbelievers
How Believers Handle Despair Differently from Unbelievers
In making visits to the sick, I became acquainted with a woman belonging to my congregation, with whom I had very little acquaintance before. She was in a very distressful state of mind. “I am a sinner,” says she, ...
Seeking The Lord With My Whole Heart
Seeking The Lord With My Whole Heart
There is but one way to Christ. Faith saves: the Faith of the whole heart. Jesus, save me—or I die!
Saved From A More Terrible Despair Than The Unpardonable Sin
Saved From A More Terrible Despair Than The Unpardonable Sin
When going into counseling this lady Ichabod thought, "I had expected the old affair of the 'unpardonable sin,' or 'sin against the Holy Ghost;'...
Ceasing To Pray: I Have Given Up Trying To Seek God
Ceasing To Pray: I Have Given Up Trying To Seek God
Many people refuse to take God's way, but insist on their own. They put themselves in a place of seeking to teach the Lord...
Reliance On Man: “Tell Me What To Do”
Reliance On Man: “Tell Me What To Do”
I have told you again and again. I can tell you nothing different— nothing new. You must repent if you would be saved.
I Found No Escape From God’s Pursuit Of My Soul
I Found No Escape From God’s Pursuit Of My Soul
That alarmed me and shamed me. I thought, then, that if there was no escape from men here, there could be no escape...
Simplicity Of Faith: Take God At His Word
Simplicity Of Faith: Take God At His Word
“I have taken Him at his word.” It struck me in an instant, as a triumph of faith. "God knows I have taken him at his word...
The Arrow Driven Deeper
The Arrow Driven Deeper
You drove the arrow deeper, when I expected you to do just the contrary; and I could find no relief till I gave up all into the hands of Christ. I know you read my heart exactly.
Fanaticism Is Not Faith
Fanaticism Is Not Faith
Fanaticism is not faith. When the affections and mere-sensibility of the heart are excited, and the understanding...
Easy To Be A Christian
Easy To Be A Christian
Is it easy to be a Christian? Yes, easy if you will stop trying to save yourself and trust in Christ alone. Here is an excerpt from this audiobook chapter...
Nobody Said Anything To Me
Nobody Said Anything To Me
...their associates, and neighbors, certainly ought not to be able to declare, “nobody said anything to me,”—“no man cared for my soul.”
I Can’t Feel
I Can’t Feel
The Bible never tells you that you must feel but that you must repent and believe. Your complaint that you 'can't feel,' is just an excuse...
The Unpardonable Sin
The Unpardonable Sin
It is not the unpardonable sin which hinders your being a Christian; but your wickedness of heart, your pride, vanity, and insincerity.
The Faults of Christians
The Faults of Christians
You are very unwise to let your thoughts dwell upon the faults of Christians at all; and when you do so, you hunt up a few professors of religion...
I Can’t Repent!
I Can’t Repent!
Still he insisted. “I can’t repent! I should if I could!” and the tears rolled down his cheeks, of which he seemed to go utterly unconscious...