Counsels on Health - Ellen G. White

conscientiously today as they were then. There are
some who have never followed the light given on
the question of diet. It is now time to take the light
from under the bushel and let it shine forth in clear,
bright rays.
The principles of healthful living mean a great
deal to us individually and as a people. When the
message of health reform first came to me, I was
weak and feeble, subject to frequent fainting spells.
I was pleading with God for help, and He opened
before me the great subject of health reform. He
instructed me that those who are keeping His
commandments must be brought into sacred
relationship to Himself, and that by temperance in
eating and drinking they must keep mind and body
in the most favorable condition for service. This
light has been a great blessing to me. I took my
stand as a health reformer, knowing that the Lord
would strengthen me. I have better health today,
notwithstanding my age, than I had in my younger
days.
It is reported by some that I have not followed
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