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Counsels on Health - Ellen G. White

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this way disasters are brought up<strong>on</strong> the family and<br />

friends, for many things that should be understood<br />

are left unmenti<strong>on</strong>ed because they fear expressi<strong>on</strong><br />

<strong>on</strong> these points would be denial of their faith.<br />

Believing they will be raised to health by prayer,<br />

they fail to use hygienic measures which are within<br />

their power to use, fearing it would be a denial of<br />

their faith.<br />

I thank the Lord that it is our privilege to cooperate<br />

with Him in the work of restorati<strong>on</strong>,<br />

availing ourselves of all the possible advantages in<br />

the recovery of health. It is no denial of our faith to<br />

place ourselves in the c<strong>on</strong>diti<strong>on</strong> most favorable for<br />

recovery.<br />

Submissi<strong>on</strong> and Faith<br />

[Testim<strong>on</strong>ies for the Church 2:146-149 (1868).]<br />

In such cases of afflicti<strong>on</strong>, where Satan has c<strong>on</strong>trol<br />

of the mind, before engaging in prayer there should<br />

be the closest self-examinati<strong>on</strong> to discover if there<br />

are not sins which need to be repented of,<br />

c<strong>on</strong>fessed, and forsaken. Deep humility of soul<br />

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