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work, will create in ourselves faith, obedience, hope, and love to
God....
It is essential for spiritual muscle and strength that the soul have
exercise. Work must be done by putting forth spiritual activity in
improving opportunities to do good....The more faithful one is in the
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discharge of Christian duties, the more soundness will he develop. Lt
1, 1882. (HC 260.)
Social Power to Be Improved—It is through the social relations
that Christianity comes in contact with the world. Every man or
woman who has received the divine illumination is to shed light on
the dark pathway of those who are unacquainted with the better way.
Social power, sanctified by the Spirit of Christ, must be improved in
bringing souls to the Saviour. Christ is not to be hid away in the heart
as a coveted treasure, sacred and sweet, to be enjoyed solely by the
possessor. We are to have Christ in us as a well of water springing up
into everlasting life, refreshing all who come in contact with us.—
The
Ministry of Healing, 496
(1905).
Potentiality of Christianity—In the common walks of life there is
many a man patiently treading the round of daily toil, unconscious that
he possesses powers which, if called into action, would raise him to an
equality with the world’s most honored men. The touch of a skillful
hand is needed to arouse those dormant faculties. It was such men that
Jesus called to be His colaborers, and He gave them the advantage
of association with Himself. Never had the world’s great men such a
teacher. When the disciples came forth from the Saviour’s training,
they were no longer ignorant and uncultured. They had become like
Him in mind and character, and men took knowledge of them that they
had been with Jesus.—
The Desire of Ages, 250
(1898).
The Need for Aims and Goals—Have an aim in life while you
do live. Gather sunshine about you instead of clouds. Seek to be
a fresh, beautiful flower in God’s garden, imparting fragrance to all
around you. Do this, and you will not die a whit sooner; but you will
surely shorten your days by unhappy complainings, making your pains
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and ailments the theme of conversation.—
The Health Reformer, June,
1871
.
Living for a Purpose Makes One Truly Happy—Those who
live for a purpose, seeking to benefit and bless their fellowmen and
to honor and glorify their Redeemer, are the truly happy ones on the