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that the way becomes difficult and thorny. The sacrifices which we
must make in following Christ are only so many steps to return to
the path of light, of peace and happiness. Doubts and fears grow by
indulgence, and the more they are indulged, the harder they are to
overcome. It is safe to let go every earthly support and take the hand
of Him who lifted up and saved the sinking disciple on the stormy
sea.—
Testimonies for the Church 4:558
(1881).
Christ the Burden Bearer—Keep your wants, your joys, your
sorrows, your cares, and your fears before God. You cannot burden
Him; you cannot weary Him His heart of love is touched by our
sorrows and even by our utterances of them. Take to Him everything
that perplexes the mind. Nothing is too great for Him to bear, for He
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holds up worlds, He rules over all the affairs of the universe. Nothing
that in any way concerns our peace is too small for Him to notice.
There is no chapter in our experience too dark for Him to read; there
is no perplexity too difficult for Him to unravel. No calamity can
befall the least of His children, no anxiety harass the soul, no joy
cheer, no sincere prayer escape the lips, of which our heavenly Father
is unobservant, or in which He takes no immediate interest.... The
relations between God and each soul are as distinct and full as though
there were not another soul upon the earth to share His watchcare, not
another soul for whom He gave His beloved Son.—
Steps to Christ,
100
(1892).
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