If you aren't practicing, someone else is. In the 1880s a young man
who was an earnest Christian found employment in a pawnshop. Although he
disliked the work, he did it faithfully “as unto the Lord" until a more
desirable opportunity opened for him. To prepare himself for a life of
Christian service, he wrote on a scrap of paper the following resolutions: “I
do promise God that I will rise early every morning to have a few minutes - not
less than five - in private prayer. I will endeavour to conduct myself as a
humble, meek, and zealous follower of Jesus, and by serious witness and warning
I will try to lead others to think of the needs of their immortal souls. I
hereby vow to read no less than four chapters in God's Word every day. I will
cultivate a spirit of self-denial and will yield myself a prisoner of love to
the Redeemer of the world." That young man was William Booth, who later led
thousands to Christ and founded the Salvation Army.
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