Thy Kingdom Come: A Blumhardt Reader - Plough

I see a ruined body before me, or someone in the clutchesof hell, I often get the powerful impression, “If only thesefolks had the love of God, they would be helped; but oh,the superstitions and the idols!” They think about all sortsof things, but God does not come into their hearts...And sopeople passionately hold on to that which destroys them.This is the distress of lovelessness toward God. Don’t lookso much on your personal sins; nothing comes of staring atthem. Hang on to God; look to him. Otherwise, even if yourepent and believe, you are still not converted; your life doesnot depend upon God. A simple, sober reverence for God,seeking of God in the spirit, the soul’s being filled with lovefor God—by these we can overcome. But we must be wholepeople.leave for a while your begging before God and seekfirst the way, the way in which we truly can know God, byrecognizing our guilt and in truth seeking only the righteousnessof God in his rule upon earth. Put aside your ownsuffering and start doing honest works of repentance, doingthem with joy, not with sighing and complaining, givingGod the glory in body and soul. Then accept your guiltand its judgment and become a true person. Thus, throughChrist, you will be bound to God; and your own sufferingand need will fade of itself.Turn about in the inward man and, instead of looking atyourself and all your need, look to the kingdom of God and2