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Testimonies on Sexual Behavior, Adultery, and Divorce
years. You are losing and so is your sister every day, making it harder
and more difficult for you to retrace your steps.
Entirely Reckless and Careless?—Can you afford to do this?
Have you become entirely reckless and careless in regard to your soul?
I have a message from God to you that you need not despair, but
return unto the Lord. “Seek the Lord while He may be found, call ye
upon Him while He is near: let the wicked forsake his way, and the
unrighteous man his thoughts: and let him return unto the Lord, and
He will have mercy upon him; and to our God, for He will abundantly
pardon” (
Isaiah 55:6, 7
).
Lose sight of everything but one thing, that is, How is it with my
soul? Should sickness and sudden death come to me now, what is my
hope of entering the mansions Jesus has gone to prepare for those who
love Him? Shall Jesus have died for me in vain? Will you choose your
way, your will, and refuse to keep the way of the Lord?
Need of a Return to God—Your heart has been growing harder
and harder, but, Laura, fall on the Rock and be broken; surrender
yourself to God; return to Jesus. The same sunshine that once shone
into your heart and melted it, the same sunbeams of the Sun of Righ-
teousness that illuminated your mind with their pure rays, are seeking
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your heart and mind today. The same Jesus who spoke pardon to your
soul is speaking to you today. His blood has lost none of its efficacy;
it can cleanse you from all sin. The same Spirit that once drew you to
Jesus with the cords of His love, is waiting to lead you back to Him
again. Do not think of anything except it is Jesus. Break your heart,
confess your sins, forsake them and turn to the Lord with full purpose
of heart. When you show a determination to be right before God, to
forsake your way for God’s way, then will He restore unto you His
salvation.
Weakened Will Power—Some things that look impossible to you
now will certainly change in appearance when your heart is changed
by the grace of God. Your heart has become sad at times as you know
you are in an unsaved state and that you are grieving the Saviour by
your wrong doings. When you come to yourself you are amazed at
the distance you have placed between yourself and your Saviour. You
have again and again resolved to reform, but you have as often failed
because you made these resolutions in your own strength. Your moral
power has become weak. Your will power is strong enough, but it is