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

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Remedy for Anxiety.--God cares for everything and sustains everything that He has
created. . . .No tears are shed
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that He does not notice. There is no smile that He does not mark. {2MCP 471.5}
If we would but fully believe this, all undue anxieties would be dismissed. Our lives
would not be so filled with disappointment as now; for everything, whether great or
small, would be left in the hands of God, who is not perplexed by the multiplicity of
cares or overwhelmed by their weight. We should then enjoy a rest of soul to which
many have long been strangers.--SC 86 (1892). {2MCP 472.1}
Faith Dispels Anxiety.--We are so anxious, all of us, for happiness, but many rarely
find it because of their faulty methods of seeking, in the place of striving. We must
strive most earnestly and mingle all our desires with faith. Then happiness steals in
upon us almost unsought. . . . When we can, notwithstanding disagreeable
circumstances, rest confidingly in His love and shut ourselves in with Him, resting
peacefully in His love, the sense of His presence will inspire a deep, tranquil joy. This
experience gains for us a faith that enables us not to fret, not to worry, but to depend
upon a power that is infinite.--Lt 57, 1897. (ML 184.) {2MCP 472.2}
The One Principle.--Those who accept the one principle of making the service and
honor of God supreme will find perplexities vanish and a plain path before their feet.--
DA 330 (1898). {2MCP 472.3}
Taking One Day at a Time, a Most Important Principle.--The faithful discharge of
today's duties is the best preparation for tomorrow's trials. Do not gather together all
tomorrow's liabilities and cares and add them to the burden of today. "Sufficient unto
the day is the evil thereof" (Matthew 6:34).--MH 481 (1905). {2MCP 472.4}
One day alone is ours, and during this day we are to live for God. For this one day
we are to place in the hand of Christ, in solemn service, all our purposes and plans,
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casting all our care upon Him, for He careth for us. "I know the thoughts that I think
toward you, saith the Lord, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected
end." "In returning and rest shall ye be saved; in quietness and in confidence shall be
your strength" (Jeremiah 29:11; Isaiah 30:15).-- MB 101 (1896). {2MCP 472.5}
Let us not make ourselves miserable over tomorrow's burdens. Bravely and
cheerfully carry the burdens of today. Today's trust and faith we must have. But we are
not asked to live more than a day at a time. He who gives strength for today will give
strength for tomorrow.-- ST, Nov 5, 1902. (HP 269.) {2MCP 473.1}
Strength for Every Trial.--Our heavenly Father measures and weighs every trial
before He permits it to come upon the believer. He considers the circumstances and