Bible Instructor’s Qualifications
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Some have no firmness of character. Their plans and purposes
have no definite form and consistency. They are of but little practical
use in the world. This weakness, indecision, and inefficiency should
be overcome. There is in true Christian character an indomitableness
that cannot be molded or subdued by adverse circumstances. We must
have moral backbone, an integrity that cannot be flattered, bribed, or
terrified.—
The Ministry of Healing, 497, 498
(1905).
Alertness and Precision—The cause of God demands men who
can see quickly and act instantaneously at the right time and with
power. If you wait to measure every difficulty and balance every
perplexity you meet, you will do but little. You will have obstacles and
difficulties to encounter at every turn, and you must with firm purpose
decide to conquer them, or they will conquer you.—
Testimonies For
The Church 3:497
(1875).
System and Speed in All Work—Your room may contain many
little ornaments placed there for admiration; but if you would have an
eye single to the glory of God, you would do well to pack away these
little idols. In handling, dusting, and replacing them, many precious
moments are spent that might be employed in needful work. But if
these trinkets are not to be stored away, then you have another lesson
to learn. Be expeditious. Do not dreamily take up every article, and
keep it in your hand, as though loath to lay it down. It is the duty of
those who are slow in their movements to improve in this respect. The
Lord has said, “Not slothful in business; fervent in spirit; serving the
Lord.”
In preparing the meals, make your calculations, giving yourself
all the time that you know by experience you will require in order
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to cook the food thoroughly and place it upon the table at the proper
time. But it is better to be ready five minutes before the time than to be
five minutes late. In washing dishes, also, the work may be done with
dispatch, and yet with care and thoroughness. Slow, dilatory habits
make much work out of very little. But if you will, you may overcome
these fussy, lingering habits. The exercise of the will power will make
the hands move deftly.—
The Youth’s Instructor, January 28, 1897
.