Gentle Dealing for the Feeble

Spurgeon, Charles Haddon

Genesis 33:13

And he said to him, My lord knows that the children are tender, and the flocks and herds with young are with me…

When a candle is newly lighted and needs to be moved, it must be carried at a slow pace or it will be extinguished. A fire which is almost expiring may be revived by a gentle breath, but it will be blown out if the bellows are plied at their full force. You can drown a little plant by watering it too much, and destroy a lovely flower by exposing it to too much sun.

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