Words to Students
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not be restless and uneasy, not knowing what to do with themselves.
They will find a helper in the Omnipotent One. They will have one
aim in view, and that is to be men and women of principle, who will
meet God’s standard, and benefit humanity and glorify God. They
will not regard their school life as a time for pleasure seeking, for idle
amusement and foolish frolic, but will endeavor to make the most of
their God-given opportunities and privileges, so that they shall not
disappoint their parents and teachers, or grieve God and heavenly
intelligences.
It is a solemn thing to die, but it is a far more solemn thing to
live, and to form a character that will qualify us to enter the school in
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the heavenly courts above. We are living in an enemy’s land, and we
may expect difficulty and conflict. The youth will have to be able to
endure hardness as good soldiers of Jesus Christ. It is not best that their
path should be made perfectly smooth and easy, that they should be
supplied with money, and not taught to feel the necessity of practicing
self-denial and economy.
When a youth is making up his mind that he wants to obtain an
education, he should carefully consider what is his motive in going to
school? He should ask himself, How shall I best employ my time so as
to reap all the benefit possible from my opportunities and privileges?
Shall I put on the whole armor of God which has been provided for me
by the gift of the only-begotten Son of God? Shall I open my heart to
the Holy Spirit, that every faculty and energy may be aroused, which
God has given me in trust? I am Christ’s property, and am employed
in His service. I am a steward of His grace.
Although, to your human judgment, some who profess Christianity
do not meet your measurement of Christian character, you should not
grieve the heart of Christ by living an inconsistent life; for others are
in danger of being influenced by your wrong course of action. You are
fighting for the crown of life, and should not rest satisfied in meeting a
low standard.
The Lord accepts no halfway work; there must be on your part
no blundering in the sacred work of God. Do not trust yourself, but
surrender your will and ideas and ways to God, and do His will alone.
Live to please Him who thought you of such value that He gave Jesus,
His only-begotten Son, to save you from your sins. Through His merit,
you may be accepted. In your school life ever keep before you the