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expect a harvest of precious grain, they will be disappointed; for they
will reap briars and thorns. Satan is ever watching, prepared to sow
seeds which will spring up and bear a plentiful harvest after his own
satanic character
Eternal vigilance must be manifested with regard to our children.
With his manifold devices Satan begins to work with their tempers
and their wills as soon as they are born. Their safety depends upon
the wisdom and the vigilant care of the parents. They must strive in
the love and fear of God to preoccupy the garden of the heart, sowing
the good seeds of a right spirit, correct habits, and the love and fear of
God
Unfolding Natural Beauty—Parents and teachers should seek
most earnestly for that wisdom which Jesus is ever ready to give; for
they are dealing with human minds at the most interesting and impress-
ible period of their development. They should aim so to cultivate the
tendencies of the youth that at each stage of their life they may repre-
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sent the natural beauty appropriate to that period, unfolding gradually,
as do the plants and flowers in the garden
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