“A delicious carelessness of holy confidence.” That is the beautiful phrase which Spurgeon uses to describe the state he encourages in this sermon. Many people are full of care, and the apostle Paul, writing to the Corinthians, wants them to be without care, not oppressed and flustered by a weight of trouble. And so, following Paul, Spurgeon urges the saints first of all to avoid those states which necessarily involve a burden of care which might be avoided—unwise marriages, immersion in business, public service that overwhelms our capacity, jobs which prevent attending or serving in God’s house, and any forms of speculation (risk-taking, gambling). He also tells us to steer clear of those pursuits which necessarily involve this kind of care: pursuing wealth, craving a reputation, desiring respectability, idolising anything in this life. Finally, and very positively and practically, he urges us to exercise a childlike faith in the ever-blessed God. Don’t drag your troubles, real or imagined, out of the future and into the present; be content with God’s will; be confident in God’s love; believe in the power of prayer. Do not live loaded with care, pleads Spurgeon, but ask first of all how you may live to God’s glory, and you will live as Christ lived—in a delicious carelessness of holy confidence.

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