“God’s will is a pillow to rest on, not a load to carry;” and this is so true to the soul that is entirely given up to Him. —To Frank, May 1, 1871 I do not think you need to be at all discouraged by your Christian experience. The life of faith is, in one sense, a gradual growth. That is, the habit of trusting grows, until it becomes as it were a second nature, and we trust almost without knowing it. In the beginning of the life of faith, the usual experience is very variable and sometimes faltering.