Not enjoyment, not sorrow, but our perfecting in godliness and of the increase of our power and opportunities to bear witness to Him, are the intention of all that befalls us.
That is whatbefalls the Christianity of people that never let air in, and never speak their faith out.
So then, it must needs be, that what next befalls this common person, it befalls him with respect to them in whose room and place he stood and suffered.
The misfortune which befalls one portion, should sink deep in the hearts of the others also.
Then let us wander the country about, this sweet day, and see whatbefalls each of us.
In him Israel is, as it were, concentrated, and what befalls him is the image of what befalls the nation.
What a picture this is of the very experience that befalls all men who work for less wages than God's 'Well done.
Camilla: 'poor Mr. Westwyn will be made so unhappy if any evil befalls his son!
Heaven forbid,' she answered, 'that I should be condemned to speak to Mr. Berlinton of anything that concerns or befalls me!
Hence rightbefalls the criminal, doubtless, when he suffers what he risked; why, what did he risk it for, since he knew the possible consequences?
For the State's understanding, what befallsme as ego is something accidental, my wealth as well as my impoverishment.
Now, then, having discovered the matter, see what befalls them.
In the good as well as in the evil of life, less= 40 =depends upon what befalls us than upon the way in which we take it.
Much of the good or evil that befalls persons arises from the well or ill managing of their conversation.
Whatever befalls us, though it is wise to be serious, it is useless and foolish, and perhaps sinful, to be gloomy.
The thought was this: "He will do it, unless some strange calamity befalls him, and silences him for ever.
How glad she will be if any disgrace befalls me," she thought; "how she will rejoice if I am driven out of this house!
Now, fair Sir," said the squire, "tell me for what cause this shield may not be borne lest ill befalls him who bears it.
Whatever befalls me, either for life or death, I am ready to take it.
I will take what befalls me," replied Balin, "but the sword I will not give up, by the faith of my body.
If we cannot think without horror of what befallsthe beloved in the grave, is it death or we that placed him there?
I am ready to pass over what may befall me in the short interval filled by those revelations, as I am even now passing over what befalls me in my life.
It is called imperfect only because it is less perfect than the highest grade of contrition by which we are sorry for sin out of pure love of God's own goodness and without any consideration of what befalls ourselves.
The other Beatitudes convey these lessons: The meek suppress all feelings of anger and humbly submit to whatever befalls them by the Will of God; and they never desire to do evil for evil.
Envy is a feeling of sorrow at another's good fortune and joy at the evil which befalls him; as if we ourselves were injured by the good and benefited by the evil that comes to him.
It is God's great intention, in all that befalls us in this life, to bring our wills into conformity with His.
When the prudent and taciturn come to a dwelling, harm seldom befalls the cautious; for a firmer friend no man ever gets than great sagacity.
Wit is needful to him who travels far: harm seldombefalls the wary: They are printed in the Stockholm edition of the original Afzelius and Bask, and in the Swedish translation by Afzelius.
Thirdly, they cause yet greater pity, if they are entirely contrary to the will, as when evil befalls a man who has always striven to do well: wherefore the Philosopher says (Rhet.
When it befalls me to be more moved by the voice than by the words sung, I confess to have sinned penally, and then had rather not hear the singer.
It is not by what befalls others, but by what befalls ourselves, that we learn to hope and trust.
Whatever befalls, befalls him first; so that he is equal to whatever shall happen.
What happens thus to nations, befalls every day in private houses.
On the occasion of every accident (event) that befalls you, remember to turn to yourself and inquire what power you have for turning it to use.
Does he not expect that which comes from the bad to be worse and more grievous than that what actually befalls him?
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "befalls" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
