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We Abide in His Love, October 18
I have declared unto them thy name, and will declare it: that the
love wherewith thou hast loved me may be in them, and I in them.
John 17:26
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This personal testimony will bring courage to many.—E. G. White
Trustees.
] Your self-pity is an injury to you; you sympathize with yourself,
feel that you are not esteemed as you should be, that your work is altogether
too hard, and your best efforts are unappreciated. These feelings are the
result of a spiritual disease, which can be cured only through faith in Christ.
The temptation seizes you when you are weary or perplexed; but when the
first symptoms appear, and the enemy works to make you grumble and
murmur, look unto Jesus, trust in your Saviour. This is the only cure for
this spiritual malaria.... If you allow your mind to be occupied with these
things, the enemy will see that you are kept busy. He puts his magnifying
glass before your eyes, and mole hills of difficulty are made to appear
as mountains.... You need to understand how to repose in God. A wise
heart, molded by the Holy Spirit, it is your privilege to have; and this is
the foundation of all true happiness....
God would have you trust in His love, and be constantly guarding
your soul by locking the gate of your thoughts, that they shall not become
unmanageable; for when you allow your mind to indulge these thoughts of
self-pity, the enemy comes in to suggest the most unkind and unreasonable
things in regard to those who would do you good, and only good....
Listen to Jesus, follow His counsel and you will not go astray from
the wise and mighty Counsellor, the only true Guide, the only One who
can give you peace, happiness, and fulness of joy.... Whatever others may
think of us or may do to us, it need not disturb this oneness with Christ,
this fellowship of the Spirit. You know we cannot find rest anywhere out
of Christ
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Letter 10, 1894
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