It was said of Spurgeon ,that the black clouds of depression never permanently left him until he went to be with the Saviour, and of course he suffered from other severe illness'es.often he struggled to get to the pulpit to preach,with a twinkle in his eye he once said,''God gives to some a talent for suffering''.I don't know about a talent for suffering but I know He gives grace. as the Apostle Paul experienced in his suffering ,he recorded what God said to him,'My grace is sufficient for you,for my power is made perfect in weakness',2 Corinthians 12 v 9 I am sure Spurgeon would have agreed to that. What applies to Spurgeon and Paul applies to every child of God,He is no respecter of persons,There are those who will speak as if the Christian should not suffer depression ,not so,the Christian can suffer all sorts of things,that does not give anyone the right to criticise them,The fact is God brings us into many difficult experiences for a reason,to teach us many precious lessons.Lets consider the case of Spurgeon what lessons did he learn ?this is what someone wrote,'His own vulnerability to his condition and the criticism he received for it, made him acutely sensitive to the experience of others'.Let us lift this to a higher level to our Saviour, who is are great High Priest we read this in Hebrews 5 v 15- 16.
'We have one who has been tempted in every way, just as we are-
yet He did not sin.Let us then approach God's throne of grace with
confidence so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us
in our time of need'
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