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Counsels to Parents, Teachers, and Students - Ellen G. White

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God, pleading for energy, perseverance, <strong>and</strong><br />

steadfastness. Thus He showed His disciples where<br />

His strength lay. Without this daily communion<br />

with God, no human being can gain power for<br />

service. Christ alone can direct the thoughts aright.<br />

He alone can give noble aspirations <strong>and</strong> fashion the<br />

character after the divine similitude. If we draw<br />

near <strong>to</strong> Him in earnest prayer, He will fill our<br />

hearts with high <strong>and</strong> holy purposes, <strong>and</strong> with deep<br />

longings for purity <strong>and</strong> righteousness. The dangers<br />

thickening around us dem<strong>and</strong> from those who have<br />

an experience in the things of God, a watchful<br />

supervision. Those who walk humbly before God,<br />

distrustful of their own wisdom, will realize their<br />

danger <strong>and</strong> will know God’s keeping care.<br />

The power of a higher, purer, nobler life is our<br />

great need. The world is watching <strong>to</strong> see what fruit<br />

is borne by professed Christians. It has a right <strong>to</strong><br />

look for self-denial <strong>and</strong> self-sacrifice from those<br />

who believe advanced truth. It is watching, ready<br />

<strong>to</strong> criticize with keenness <strong>and</strong> severity our words<br />

<strong>and</strong> acts. Everyone who acts a part in the work of<br />

God is weighed in the scales of human<br />

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