Humility
Walk Humbly Before Him—Take unto you the whole armor of
God, and never forget the gospel shoes of peace. Go not to any man
with a heavy tread or with anger in your voice. Let all God’s servants,
from those occupying the highest positions, to those in the lowliest
service, walk humbly before Him.—
Manuscript 140, 1902
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A Time For Prayer—Be sure to pray and counsel together before
laying your plans, and then, in the Spirit of Christ, push the work
unitedly. If one of your number decides that he cannot cooperate
with his brethren, and has no desire to work because of differences
of opinion, the course to be pursued is without a question. Humble
yourselves before God and resort to prayer, for you cannot and must
not attempt to work at variance.
From anyone who persists in stubbornness and self-will, God will
remove His Spirit, and another will wear the crown that was for him.
God accepts only those who will learn of Christ, those who study His
word, learning lessons of meekness and lowliness of heart, lessons of
obedience, willingness to do his work in God’s way, not their finite
way ....
Love of self, pride and self-sufficiency lie at the foundation of
the greatest trials and discords that have ever existed in the religious
world. Again and again the angel has said to me, “Press together, press
together, be of one mind, of one judgment.” Christ is the Leader, and
you are brethren; follow Him. Walk in the light as He is in the light.
Those who walk in the footsteps of Christ shall not walk in darkness,
but those who draw apart in unsanctified independence cannot have
God’s presence and blessing in the work ....
Workers can easily place themselves where divine love and power
and wisdom cannot reach them, where they cannot have help in coun-
sel, in difficulties and trials, because they would not understand and
rightly appropriate heaven’s rich treasure. They would glorify them-
selves, and think their own ways perfect, and become established
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