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

that we cannot have the latter without the former. A practical knowledge of the science
of human life is necessary in order to glorify God in our bodies. It is therefore of the
highest importance that among the studies selected for childhood, physiology should
occupy the first place. How few know anything about the structure and functions of their
own bodies and of nature's laws! Many are drifting about without knowledge, like a ship
at sea without compass or anchor; and what is more, they are not interested to learn
how to keep their bodies in a healthy condition and prevent disease. --HR, Aug, 1866.
(CH 38.) {2MCP 641.2}
The Law of Action and Reaction.--Our happiness will be proportionate to our
unselfish works, prompted by divine love, for in the plan of salvation God has
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appointed the law of action and reaction.--ST, Nov 25, 1886. (WM 302.) {2MCP 641.3}
Doing Good Stimulates the Nerves.--Every ray of light shed upon others will be
reflected upon our own hearts. Every kind and sympathizing word spoken to the
sorrowful, every act to relieve the oppressed, and every gift to supply the necessities of
our fellow beings, given or done with an eye to God's glory, will result in blessings to the
giver. Those who are thus working are obeying a law of heaven and will receive the
approval of God. The pleasure of doing good to others imparts a glow to the feelings
which flashes through the nerves, quickens the circulation of the blood, and induces
mental and physical health.--4T 56 (1876). {2MCP 642.1}
Each Person a Source of His Own Happiness.--A life in Christ is a life of
restfulness. Uneasiness, dissatisfaction, and restlessness reveal the absence of the
Saviour. If Jesus is brought into the life, that life will be filled with good and noble works
for the Master. You will forget to be self-serving and will live closer and still closer to the
dear Saviour; your character will become Christlike, and all around you will take
knowledge that you have been with Jesus and learned of Him. {2MCP 642.2}
Each one possesses in himself the source of his own happiness or wretchedness. If
he will, he may rise above the low, sentimental feeling which makes up the experience
of many; but so long as he is self-inflated, the Lord can do nothing for him. Satan will
present ambitious projects to daze the senses, but we must ever keep before us "the
mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus." Crowd all the good works
you possibly can into this life. "They that be wise shall shine as the brightness of the
firmament; and they that turn many to righteousness as the stars for ever and ever"
(Daniel 12:3). --5T 487, 488 (1889).
643 {2MCP 642.3}
Man's Strongest Impulse.--The Bible presents to our view the unsearchable riches
and immortal treasures of heaven. Man's strongest impulse urges him to seek his own
happiness, and the Bible recognizes this desire and shows us that all heaven will unite
with man in his efforts to gain true happiness. It reveals the condition upon which the