A man does not wait patiently when he is low in spirit and weary at heart. Let a man feel his own heart right with God and be at peace, and he can quietly wait until Christ comes even though the Lord shall delay His coming for many a day. But when everything is tossed about, and our hope grows dim and our fellowship is broken and our zeal is burning low, we jump at anything that will end the struggle and enable us to avoid further effort. Laziness and despondency lead many to cry, “Why is his chariot
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