Counsels for the Church - Ellen G. White

same power that is working in her is working also in the child. He becomes
more gentle, more submissive. The battle is won. Her patience, her kindness,
her words of wise restraint, have done their work. There is peace after the
storm, like the shining of the sun after rain. And the angels, who have been
watching the scene, break forth into songs of joy.
These crises come also in the life of husband and wife, who, unless
controlled by the Spirit of God, will at such times manifest the impulsive,
unreasoning spirit so often manifested by children. As flint striking flint will
be the conflict of will with will.
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