Do We Go To Him First?

“I think we dishonor God when we go to the creature and make Him of secondary consideration.  If we only applied to God first, and left Him to make whatever He pleased of the creature, waiting patiently for His answer, we should much sooner have our prayers answered, and in the very best way possible.  Now, do we go to Him first, with all our cares little and great, or do we go to the poor arm of flesh?  In this thing we are verily guilty, therefore the Lord leaves us to suffer for our want of faith and full confidence in Himself.  He is a jealous God – jealous of His honor and glory.  Oh to be wise in all our transactions with God, for it is with Him we have to do moment by moment, and He has to do with us.  “My son, give me thy heart”—the whole heart—the heart right with God.  Dear friend, I believe thus living, we should enjoy more of heaven upon earth than we do.  We are so prone to forget that the Lord is in everything that concerns us.  Our concerns are His concerns.  We are one, never to be disunited.—one in time and one in eternity.  The 8^th chapter of Romans begins with no condemnation and ends with no separation…Oh, we do wretchedly live below our high and mighty privileges.  May He be pleased to put more life in our souls…”  --Mary Winslow, Heaven Opened, 1864