A Candidate as God's Servant
THE CANDIDATES FOR GOD’S SERVANTS
THE CANDIDATES FOR GOD’S SERVANTS
When you are forgotten or neglected
When you are forgotten or neglected
Or purposely set at naught
Or purposely set at naught
And you do not sting and hurt at the oversight,
And you do not sting and hurt at the oversight,
But your heart is happy,
But your heart is happy,
Being counted worthy to suffer for Christ,
Being counted worthy to suffer for Christ,
THAT IS DEATH TO SELF.
THAT IS DEATH TO SELF.
When you’re good is evil spoken of,
When you’re good is evil spoken of,
When your wishes are crossed,
When your wishes are crossed,
your advice disregarded, Your opinions ridiculed,
your advice disregarded, Your opinions ridiculed,
And you refuse to let anger rise in your heart,
And you refuse to let anger rise in your heart,
or even Defend yourself
or even Defend yourself
But take it all in patient loving silence,
But take it all in patient loving silence,
THAT IS DEATH TO SELF.
THAT IS DEATH TO SELF.
When you lovingly and patiently bare any disorder,
When you lovingly and patiently bare any disorder,
Any irregularity, any unpunctuality, or any annoyance,
Any irregularity, any unpunctuality, or any annoyance,
When you can stand face to face with waste,
When you can stand face to face with waste,
Folly, extravagance, spiritual insensibility
Folly, extravagance, spiritual insensibility
And endure it as Jesus endured it,
And endure it as Jesus endured it,
THAT IS DEATH TO SELF.
THAT IS DEATH TO SELF.
When you are content with any food,
When you are content with any food,
Any raiment, any climate,
Any raiment, any climate,
Any society, any solitude,
Any society, any solitude,
And any interruption by the will of God,
And any interruption by the will of God,
THAT IS DEATH TO SELF.
THAT IS DEATH TO SELF.
When you never care to refer to yourself in conversation,
When you never care to refer to yourself in conversation,
Or to record your own good works,
Or to record your own good works,
Or itch after commendation
Or itch after commendation
When you can truly love to be unknown,
When you can truly love to be unknown,
THAT IS DEATH TO SELF.
THAT IS DEATH TO SELF.
When you can receive correction and reproof
When you can receive correction and reproof
From one of less stature than yourself
From one of less stature than yourself
And can humbly submit inwardly as outwardly,
And can humbly submit inwardly as outwardly,
Finding no rebellion or resentment
Finding no rebellion or resentment
rising up within your heart,
rising up within your heart,
THAT IS DEATH TO SELF
THAT IS DEATH TO SELF