The Blessedness of Really Knowing God

The following practical and instructive words come from George Muller's autobiography/ journal:

"While I am writing this, the income during the last five days has been so small, that it would not cover the fifth part of the expenses of these five days; but I am expecting again much larger sums. It is unspeakably blessed, really to know God, to walk in friendship with Him, to be able to speak to Him about everything, and to roll upon Him all one's cares and burdens.  In this blessed, happy way, I have now been enabled in walk for  44 years, and I cannot describe the joy connected with this life of holy, blessed independence of circumstances, political events, mercantile difficulties, friends, death, etc.; for as long as we are able to lean upon God, we have all we could possibly need.

"And  this blessed, holy independence may be enjoyed by all the children of God. It is not only the privilege of a very few favored ones, but all, without exception, who are reconciled to God, by faith in the Lord Jesus, and who trust alone in Him for salvation, may enjoy this blessing.

"In order, however, to enjoy this happy fellowship and friendship of God and His dear Son, our adorable Lord Jesus Christ, we must walk uprightly. We have to carry out the light which we receive from the Holy Scriptures; we must practise the truth we know. Erring and failing we may be; but we must be honest, upright in not living in sin, in not going on in a course we know to be contrary to the mind of God.   Should the latter be the case, we cannot enjoy fellowship with God, nor shall we be able practically to trust Him as our friend, and this will he the greatest hindrance to having our prayers answered, according to that word: 'If I regard iniquity in my heart, the Lord will not hear me' (Ps, Ixvi. 18)."