"The Life of Trust" is an inspiring autobiographical account written by the famous evangelist missionary and charity worker George Müller. Contents: Boyhood and Youth The Prodigal's Return Self-Dedication Leaning on Jesus Ministry at Bristol Begun The Scriptural Knowledge Institution Home for Destitute Orphans The Field Widening Trial Deliverance Asking and Receiving Plenty and Want Faith Strengthened by Exercise Walking in Darkness Prosperity Stewardship Reaping Bountifully Faith Confirmed by Prosperity Continued Mercies A New Victory of Faith Unvarying Prosperity Reaping in Joy Three Years of Prosperity Conclusion
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George Muller. The Life of Trust (Autobiography)
The Life of Trust (Autobiography)
Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION
FOOTNOTES:
THE LIFE OF TRUST. CHAPTER I. BOYHOOD AND YOUTH
1805–1825
FOOTNOTES:
CHAPTER II. THE PRODIGAL’S RETURN
1825–1826
CHAPTER III. SELF-DEDICATION
1826–1829
FOOTNOTES:
CHAPTER IV. LEANING ON JESUS
1830–1832
FOOTNOTES:
CHAPTER V. MINISTRY AT BRISTOL BEGUN
1832–1835
CHAPTER VI. THE SCRIPTURAL KNOWLEDGE INSTITUTION
1834–1835
CHAPTER VII. HOME FOR DESTITUTE ORPHANS
1835–1836
CHAPTER VIII. THE FIELD WIDENING
1836–1837
REVIEW OF THE YEAR 1837
CHAPTER IX. TRIAL
1838
FOOTNOTES:
CHAPTER X. DELIVERANCE
1838
REVIEW OF THE YEAR 1838
CHAPTER XI. ASKING AND RECEIVING
1839
REVIEW OF THE YEAR 1839
CHAPTER XII. PLENTY AND WANT
1840
REVIEW OF THE YEAR 1840
FOOTNOTES:
CHAPTER XIII. FAITH STRENGTHENED BY EXERCISE
1841
CHAPTER XIV. WALKING IN DARKNESS
1841–1842
REVIEW OF THE YEAR 1841
CHAPTER XV. PROSPERITY
1842–1843
REVIEW OF THE YEAR, 1842
CHAPTER XVI. STEWARDSHIP
1844
CHAPTER XVII. REAPING BOUNTIFULLY
1845–1846
FOOTNOTES:
CHAPTER XVIII. FAITH CONFIRMED BY PROSPERITY
1846–1848
FOOTNOTES:
CHAPTER XIX. CONTINUED MERCIES
1848–1850
CHAPTER XX. A NEW VICTORY OF FAITH
1850–1851
CHAPTER XXI. UNVARYING PROSPERITY
1850–1852
CHAPTER XXII. REAPING IN JOY
1852–1854
CHAPTER XXIII. THREE YEARS OF PROSPERITY
1854–1857
CHAPTER XXIV. CONCLUSION
1857–1860
APPENDIX
THE INCOME AND EXPENSES OF THE INSTITUTION FOR 1859–60
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George Müller
An Inspiring Autobiographical Account of a Missionary
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To account for a fact is to refer it to some general law whose existence is already established. When it is therefore asked, How shall these facts be accounted for? we inquire, to what known law can they be referred? They cannot certainly be referred to any known law of human action. How would we decide if a similar case should occur in physics? Suppose a series of experiments should be made daily for twenty-five years in chemistry or mechanics, with the same invariable result, and this result could be referred to no previously established law—to what conclusion should we arrive? There could be but one conclusion, in which all men of science would unite. They would all declare that a new law had been discovered, and would modify their systems accordingly. It seems to me that on all sound philosophical principles we are bound to come to the same conclusion in the present case. We can refer these facts to no other law than to that announced by the Saviour in his promise to answer the prayer of faith. There is no reason to suppose that in the case of Mr. Müller and his associates there is anything exceptional or peculiar. What God has done for them we cannot doubt that, under the same conditions, he will do for every other believing disciple of Christ.
What, then, are the conditions of this remarkable experiment, if such we may call it? They are something like the following. A poor and unknown man is convinced that it is his duty, as a servant of Christ, to labor in several ways for the relief of the temporal and spiritual wants of the ignorant and destitute. He consecrates himself to the work by dedicating to it his time and labor, and whatever pecuniary means should come into his possession. He resolved that he would neither appeal to any of the ordinary motives which dispose men to humanity, nor even solicit aid from any human being, but simply make his wants known to God, believing that, if he was doing the work of God, the divine promise was pledged in his behalf. Not only did he trust in God that all the pecuniary aid which he needed would be furnished, but that, in answer to prayer, all needed wisdom would be given him in the conduct of his complicated and arduous undertakings. The result has met his most sanguine expectations. The institution has increased to a most magnificent charity, aside from its missionary, Bible, and tract operations; all its wants have been from time to time supplied; and it is at the present moment carried on upon precisely the same principles on which it commenced. We cannot resist the conclusion that if any one will undertake any other Christian work in a similar spirit, and on the same principles, his labor will be attended with a similar result.
