Resignation – Sustained by Faith – Charles Spurgeon

THE habit of resignation is the root of peace. A godly child had a ring given him by his mother, and he greatly prized it, but on a sudden he unhappily lost his ring, and he cried bitterly. Recollecting himself, he stepped aside and prayed; after which his sister said to him, ” Brother, what is the good of praying about a ring— will praying bring back your ring?’ ” No, sister,” said he, “perhaps not, but praying has done this for me, it has made me quite willing to do without the ring, if it is God’s will; and is not that almost as good as having it?’ Thus, faith quiets us by resignation, as a babe is hushed in his mother’s bosom. Faith makes us quite willing to do without the mercy which once we prized; and when the heart is content to be without the outward blessing, it is as happy as it would be with it; for it is at rest.