Counsels for the Church - Ellen G. White

violated law. We must answer to God for our habits and practices. Therefore
the question for us is not, "What will the world say?" but, "How shall I,
claiming to be a Christian, treat the habitation God has given me? Shall I
work for my highest temporal and spiritual good by keeping my body as a
temple for the indwelling of the Holy Spirit, or shall I sacrifice myself to the
world's ideas and practices?"
The Life of God in the Soul Is Man's Only Hope
The religion of the Bible is not detrimental to the health of either body
or mind. The influence of the Spirit of God is the very best medicine for
disease. Heaven is all health; and the more deeply heavenly influences are
realized, the more sure will be the recovery of the believing invalid. The true
principles of Christianity open before all a source of inestimable happiness.
Religion is a continual wellspring, from which the Christian can drink at will
and never exhaust the fountain.
The condition of the mind affects the health of the physical system. If
the mind is free and happy, from a consciousness of rightdoing and a sense
of satisfaction in causing happiness to others, it creates a cheerfulness that
will react upon the whole system, causing a freer circulation of the blood and
a toning up of the entire body. The blessing of God is a healing power, and
those who are abundant in benefiting others will realize that wondrous
blessing in both heart and life.
When men who have indulged in wrong habits and sinful practices yield
to the power of divine truth, the application of that truth to the heart revives
the moral powers, which had seemed to be paralyzed. The receiver possesses
stronger, clearer understanding than before he riveted his soul to the eternal
Rock. Even his physical health improves by the realization of his security in
Christ.
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