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God because they will be more and more mixed with faith and love.
They will be more intelligent and fervent. There will be more constant
confidence in Jesus, and you will have a daily, living experience in
the willingness and power of Christ to save unto the uttermost all that
come unto God by Him.—
The Review and Herald, June 12, 1888
.
(HC 113.)
Souls Invigorated by Contact With the Infinite—We should
contemplate God in nature—study His character in the work of His
hands. The mind is strengthened by becoming acquainted with God,
by reading His attributes in the things which He has made. As we
behold the beauty and grandeur in the works of nature, our affections
go out after God; and though our souls are awed and our spirit subdued,
our souls are invigorated by coming in contact with the Infinite through
His marvelous works. Communion with God through humble prayer
develops and strengthens the mental and moral faculties, and spiritual
powers increase by cultivating thoughts upon spiritual things.—
The
Youth’s Instructor, July 13, 1893
.
Guard the Avenues to the Soul—The apostle sought to teach the
believers how important it is to keep the mind from wandering to
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forbidden themes or from spending its energies on trifling subjects.
Those who would not fall a prey to Satan’s devices must guard well
the avenues of the soul; they must avoid reading, seeing, or hearing
that which will suggest impure thoughts. The mind must not be left
to dwell at random upon every subject that the enemy of souls may
suggest.
The heart must be faithfully sentineled, or evils without will
awaken evils within, and the soul will wander in darkness.—
The Acts
of the Apostles, 518
(1911).
The Effect of Personal Atmosphere—The influence of every
man’s thoughts and actions surrounds him like an invisible atmosphere,
which is unconsciously breathed in by all who come in contact with
him. This atmosphere is frequently charged with poisonous influences,
and when these are inhaled, moral degeneracy is the sure result.—
Testimonies for the Church 5:111
(1882).
Surrounded by an Atmosphere of Light and Peace—Christ has
made every provision that His church shall be a transformed body,
illumined with the Light of the world, possessing the glory of Em-
manuel. It is His purpose that every Christian shall be surrounded with