Mind, Character, and Personality Vol. 2 - Second Advent Revival

Beware of Self-pity.--We need to beware of self-pity. Never indulge the feeling that
you are not esteemed as you should be, that your efforts are not appreciated, that your
work is too difficult. Let the memory of what Christ has endured for us silence every
murmuring thought. We are treated better than was our Lord.--MH 476 (1905). {2MCP
631.1}
Self-pity is deteriorating to the characters of those who cherish it, and it exerts an
influence that spoils the happiness of others.--MS 27, 1902. (MM 177.) {2MCP 631.2}
Ability to Endure Neglect.--The soul that loves God rises above the fog of doubt;
he gains a bright, broad, deep, living experience and becomes meek and Christlike. His
soul is committed to God, hid with Christ in God. He will be able to stand the test of
neglect, of abuse and contempt, because his Saviour has suffered all this. He will not
become fretful and discouraged when difficulties press him, because Jesus did not fail
or become discouraged. Every true Christian will be strong, not in the strength and
merit of his good works, but in the righteousness of Christ, which through faith is
imputed unto him. It is a great thing to be meek and lowly in heart, to be pure and
undefiled, as was the Prince of heaven when He walked among men.--RH, Dec 3,
1889. (7BC 907.) {2MCP 631.3}
Not to Take Neglects to Heart.--It is the love of self that destroys our peace. While
self is all alive, we stand ready continually to guard it from mortification and insult; but
when we are dead and our life is hid with Christ in God, we shall not take neglects or
slights to heart. We shall be deaf to reproach and blind to scorn and insult.-- MB 16
(1896). {2MCP 631.4}
Despondency a Fruit of Excessive Leisure.-- Despondent feelings are frequently
the result of too much leisure. The hands and mind should be occupied in useful
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labor, lightening the burdens of others; and those who are thus employed will benefit
themselves also. Idleness gives time to brood over imaginary sorrows, and frequently
those who do not have real hardships and trials will borrow them from the future.--ST,
Oct 23, 1884. (CH 629). {2MCP 631.5}
Comfort for a Rejected Orphan Boy.--Oh, this is a cold and selfish world! Your
relatives, who should have loved and befriended you for your parents' sake if not for
your own, have shut themselves up in their selfishness and have no special interest for
you. But God will be nearer and dearer to you than any of your earthly relatives can be.
He will be your friend and will never leave you. He is a father to the fatherless. His
friendship will prove sweet peace to you and will help you to bear your great loss with
fortitude. {2MCP 632.1}
Seek to make God your father, and you will never want a friend. You will be exposed
to trials; yet be steadfast and strive to adorn your profession. You will need grace to
stand, but God's pitying eye is upon you. Pray much and earnestly, believing that God
will help you. Guard against irritability and petulance and a spirit of tantalizing.
Forbearance is a virtue which you need to encourage. Seek for piety of heart. Be a