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Well-understood Plans—The work you are engaged in cannot
be done except by forces which are the result of well-understood
plans.—
Letter 14, 1887
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Forethought, Order, and Prayer—It is a sin to be heedless, pur-
poseless, and indifferent in any work in which we may engage, but
especially in the work of God. Every enterprise connected with His
cause should be carried forward with order, forethought, and earnest
prayer.—
The Review and Herald, March 18, 1884
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Thoroughness and Promptness—It will be easy to make great
blunders if the business is not looked after with clear and sharp atten-
tion. Although the novice or apprentice may be energetic, if there is
not in the various departments someone to oversee, someone who is
properly qualified for his work, there will be failure in many respects.
As the work grows, it will become impossible even occasionally to
postpone jobs from one date to another. What is not done in due time,
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be it in sacred or in secular matters, runs a great risk of not being done
at all; in any case, such work can never be done so well as at the proper
time.—
Manuscript 24, 1887
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Each in His Proper Sphere—To every man God has appointed
his work, according to his capacities and capabilities. Wise planning
is needed to place each one in his proper sphere in the work, in order
that he may obtain an experience which will fit him to bear increased
responsibility.—
Letter 45, 1889
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Work Like Disciplined Army—Let us remember that we are
laborers together with God. We are not wise enough to work by
ourselves. God has made us His stewards, to prove us and to try us,
even as He proved and tried ancient Israel. He will not have His army
composed of undisciplined, unsanctified, erratic soldiers, who would
misrepresent His order and purity.—
The Review and Herald, October
8, 1901
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Genius to Plan and Work—Genius is wanted, ability to devise
and plan and work harmoniously. We want those who will labor,
not merely to benefit themselves, receiving all they can get for their
work, but who will labor with an eye single to the glory of God, for
the rapid carrying forward of the work in various lines. This is a
precious opportunity to reveal their devotion to the Lord’s work, and
their capability for it. To every man is given his work, not for the