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that you may escape the snares of Satan.—
The Review and Herald,
September 1, 1910
. (HC 200.)
Changing the Thought Pattern—When the mind has been long
permitted to dwell only on earthly things, it is a difficult matter to
change the habits of thought. That which the eye sees and the ear
hears too often attracts the attention and absorbs the interest. But if
we would enter the city of God and look upon Jesus and His glory,
we must become accustomed to beholding Him with the eye of faith
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here. The words and the character of Christ should be often the subject
of our thoughts and of our conversation, and each day some time
should be especially devoted to prayerful meditation upon these sacred
themes.—
The Review and Herald, May 3, 1881
. (
The Sanctified Life,
91, 92
.)
A Higher Grade of Thought—Man has revolted from God and
has ever since endeavored to make his scheme of doing as he pleased
a success in securing happiness. But whenever he has sought to fill
his mind with any other object than God, he has been disappointed.
There must be an altogether higher grade of thought, an altogether
higher class of studies, and higher objects for you to seek to obtain
than you have had in the past. The disorders and imperfections of
human words and human characters can be restored only by the Lord
Jesus Christ. He, then, should be the object of your contemplation,
the theme of your conversation. You must have an altogether higher
exercise of thought and action if you would understand the great plan
of redemption.—MS 13, 1897.
Law of Thoughts and Feelings—It is a law of nature that our
thoughts and feelings are encouraged and strengthened as we give
them utterance. While words express thoughts, it is also true that
thoughts follow words.—
The Ministry of Healing, 251, 252
(1905).
Toward Completeness of Character—A Christian life will be
revealed by Christian thoughts, Christian words, and Christian deport-
ment. In Christ there is a divine completeness of character.—Lt 13a,
1879. (HC 184.)
A New Endowment of Power—Those who consecrate soul, body,
and spirit to God, purifying their thoughts by obedience to the law of
God, will continually receive a new endowment of physical and mental
power. There will be heart yearnings after God and earnest prayer
for clear perception to discern the office and work of the Holy Spirit.
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