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William Sangster, a noted English preacher, visited a young girl in hospital at a time when doctors were struggling in vain to keep her from becoming blind. With sadness in her eyes she said to him, "God is going to take away my sight." He listened and at first made no reply. Then he answered compassionately, "Don't let Him, Jessie. Give it to Him."
"I don't understand," she responded. So he explained, "Try to pray this prayer: 'Father, if I must lose my sight, help me to give it to you.' "
If we know that a loved one will probably die, or if we are told that we may be permanently disabled, let us give it to God as a love-offering. As Abraham surrendered his precious son Isaac on Mount Moriah so let us pray, "Father, I am not clinging fiercely to this cherished person or this rich blessing that has temporarily been mine. I am grateful to You for lending me this life-enriching good, but now I freely give it to You."
God designs what we go through,
We decide how we go through it.
Our Daily Bread
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