Counsels on Health - Ellen G. White

are in a position where the conscience may be
aroused upon the subject of health. They see and
feel the necessity of breaking away from the
tyrannizing habits and appetites which have ruled
them so long. There are many who would receive
the truths of God’s word, their judgment having
been convinced by the clearest evidence; but the
carnal desires, clamoring for gratification, control
the intellect, and they reject truth because it
conflicts with their lustful desires. The minds of
many take so low a level that God cannot work
either for them or with them. The current of their
thoughts must be changed, their moral sensibilities
must be aroused, before they can feel the claims of
God.
The apostle Paul exhorts the church, “I beseech
you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that
ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy,
acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable
service.” Romans 12:1. Sinful indulgence defiles
the body and unfits men for spiritual worship. He
who cherishes the light which God has given him
upon health reform has an important aid in the
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