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

if they will humbly seek God. The condition is
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that they come in faith, nothing wavering, asking for guidance in the day of perplexity.
This pledge is given to every sincere seeker: "You shall have gracious answers." "You
shall receive." {2MCP 764.4}
The instruction is to be often given that what God has said will never fail. It is better
to trust in the Lord than to put confidence in princes. We must teach every soul to lay
his requests by prayer on the mercy seat. Strength and grace will surely come to the
one who does this, for the Lord has promised. And yet so many go in weakness
because they do not believe that God will do just as He has said.--MS 19, 1894. {2MCP
765.1}
God Has Given Rules.--The father is the lawmaker of the household; and, like
Abraham, he should make the law of God the rule of his home. God said of Abraham, "I
know him, that he will command his children and his household" (Genesis 18:19). There
would be no sinful neglect to restrain evil; no weak, unwise, indulgent favoritism; no
yielding of his conviction of duty to the claims of mistaken affection. Abraham would not
only give right instruction, but he would maintain the authority of just and righteous
laws. {2MCP 765.2}
God has given rules for our guidance. Children should not be left to wander away
from the safe path marked out in God's Word, into ways leading to danger, which are
open on every side. Kindly but firmly, with persevering, prayerful effort, their wrong
desires should be restrained, their inclinations denied.--MH 390, 391 (1905). {2MCP
765.3}
Listen to Counsel of Experience (words to a distraught husband and
father).--You have been afloat in the world, but the eternal truth will prove an anchor to
you. You need to guard your faith. Do not move from impulse or entertain vague
theories. Experimental faith in Christ and submission to the law of God are of the
highest consequence to you. Be willing to take the advice and counsel of those who
have experience. Make no delay in
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the work of overcoming. Be true to yourself, to your children, and to God. Your afflicted
son needs to be tenderly dealt with. As a father you should remember that the nerves
that can thrill with pleasure can also thrill with keenest pain. The Lord identifies His
interest with that of suffering humanity.--4T 368 (1879). {2MCP 765.4}
When Counsel Might Have Saved Independent Youth From Ill-advised
Marriages.--When it is too late, they find that they have made a mistake and have
imperiled their happiness in this life and the salvation of their souls. They would not
admit that anyone knew anything about the matter but themselves, when if counsel had