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Section 16—The Worker’s Health
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tact, and skill, and do not realize that by the disregard of physical
laws they bring upon themselves inefficiency and thus they rob and
dishonor God.
Physicians should not allow their attention to be diverted from
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their work. Neither should they confine themselves so closely to
professional work that health will be injured. In the fear of God they
should be wise in the use of the strength that God has given them.
Never should they disregard the means that God has provided for
the preservation of health. It is their duty to bring under the control
of reason every power that God has given them.
Of all men the physician should, as far as possible, take regular
hours for rest. This will give him power of endurance to bear the
taxing burdens of his work. In his busy life the physician will find
that the searching of the Scriptures and earnest prayer will give vigor
of mind and stability of character.—
Manuscript 53, 1907
Spiritual Loss Through Overfatigue
There are those who can successfully carry a certain amount of
work, but who become overwearied, fractious, and impatient when
there is crowded upon them a larger amount of work than they have
physical or mental strength to perform. They lose the love of God out
of the heart, and then they lose courage and faith, and the blessing
of God is not with them. There are physicians who have lost their
spiritual power because they have done double the work that they
ought to have done. When men are asked or tempted to take more
work than they can do, let them say firmly, I cannot consent to do
this. I cannot safely do more than I am doing.—
Manuscript 44,
1903
The Minister’s Duty to Safeguard Health
God not only desires His servants to have faith in the work of
His institutions. He desires them to go further than this. They should
realize that God wishes them to be living examples of what it means
to be well, physically and spiritually. He wants them to show that
the truth has accomplished a great work for them.