God's Claim on the Heart
Story★★★“I see God will have all my heart; and He shall have it,” was the remark of a Christian lady when news was brought of the death of two of her children by drowning. — SELECTED He placed me in a little cage Away from gardens fair; But I must sing the sweetest song Because He placed me there. Not beat my wings against the gate, If it’s my Maker’s will, But raise my voice to Heaven’s gate And sing the louder still. — SELECTED A woman when she was ill, being asked whether she wished to live or die, replied, “Which God pleaseth.” “But,” said someone standing by, “if God were to refer it to you, which would you choose?” “Truly,” said she, “if God were to refer it to me, I would even refer it to him again.”
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The point
A grieving mother's surrender of her heart to God, echoed by a caged bird's song and a sick woman's trust, models total submission to His will.