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Careful Habits Ensure Good Health, June 14
I will restore health unto thee, and I will heal thee of thy wounds,
saith the Lord.
Jeremiah 30:17
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The mind does not wear out nor break down so often on account of
diligent employment and hard study, as on account of eating improper
food at improper times, and of careless inattention to the laws of health....
Irregular hours for eating and sleeping sap the brain forces. The apostle
Paul declares that he who would be successful in reaching a high standard
of godliness must be temperate in all things. Eating, drinking, and dressing
all have a direct bearing upon our spiritual advancement
Health is a blessing which few appreciate.... Many eat at all hours,
regardless of the laws of health. Then gloom covers the mind. How can
men be honored with divine enlightenment when they are so reckless in
their habits, so inattentive to the light which God has given in regard to
these things.... Life is a holy trust, which God alone can enable us to keep,
and to use to His glory. But He who formed the wonderful structure of
the body will take special care to keep it in order if men do not work at
cross-purposes with Him
Health, life, and happiness are the result of obedience to physical
laws governing our bodies. If our will and way are in accordance with
God’s will and way; if we do the pleasure of our Creator, He will keep
the human organism in good condition, and restore the moral, mental, and
physical powers, in order that He may work through us to His glory.... If
we co-operate with Him in this work, health and happiness, peace and
usefulness, are the sure result
He did not die for us in order that we might become slaves to evil
habits, but that we might become the sons and daughters of God, serving
Him with every power of the being
My dear young friends, advance step by step, until all your habits shall
be in harmony with the laws of life and health
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The Youth’s Instructor, May 31, 1894
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The Review and Herald, June 20, 1912
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The S.D.A. Bible Commentary 1:1118
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Child Guidance, 399
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The Youth’s Instructor, September 24, 1907
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