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my conscience was pricked. She didn’t skip words that needed to
be said, such as “Don’t be sneaky,” “Don’t ignore your parents’
counsel,” “Don’t be immodest, impure, or immoral,” and “Out of
control.”
I may have scoffed before or thought that I was somehow
“stronger” than temptation, but ultimately I found myself in sin.
God told me once again through Mrs. White that my physical re-
lationship had gone too far. Through her He also told me that He
loves me still and wants to help me start over.
The writings that God gave to His prophet will never be outdated,
even if they seem difficult to follow through on or, at times, even
impractical. I know from experience that it’s hard to actually carry
out God’s guidelines, but He offers us strength. It’s easy to read
those promises—or even say them—but when you are right there
in the relationship, what do you do? You read something, you’re
convicted, and then what?
Even though I messed up so many times, the thing that brought
me to victory in this relationship (having it end) was listening, and
then making a choice. One practical principle I gleaned by reading
Ellen White’s counsel on relationships is Don’t stay alone together
at night. It’s easy to rationalize, but eventually God spoke to me
through Ellen White and through His Word about things that needed
to happen to bring this relationship under His control.
No matter what society does, the wisdom about honoring God
in our relationships by practicing purity is always applicable. Ellen
White’s counsel on relationships helped me finally see that.
Stephanie, age 21
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A Young Adult’s Encounter with Ellen White ... on
Relationships
It was my junior year in college when the love of my life told
me that he no longer cared for me. My heart broke. I was certain
no one had ever hurt as I did, and no one ever would again. I was
still ill from a recent hospitalization and struggling with grades and
career choice. God seemed far away.