Counsels on Health - Ellen G. White

the truth to sanctify a man, soul, body, and spirit,
when he is controlled by appetite and passion.
Self-Denial and Prayer
When Christ was the most fiercely beset by
temptation, he ate nothing. He committed Himself
to God, and through earnest prayer and perfect
submission to the will of His Father, came off
conqueror. Those who profess the truth for these
last days, above every other class of professed
Christians, should imitate the great Exemplar in
prayer....
Jesus sought earnestly for strength from His
Father. This the divine Son of God considered of
more value even for Himself, than to sit at the most
luxurious table. He has given us evidence that
prayer is essential in order to receive strength to
contend with the powers of darkness, and to do the
work allotted us. Our own strength is weakness,
but that which God gives is mighty, and will make
everyone who obtains it more than conqueror.—
Testimonies for the Church 2:202, 203 (1869).
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