Testimonies for the Church Volume 1 - A New You Ministry

wait for the power of God to come upon his body, to feel that he was made wholebefore he made efforts in accordance with his faith, saying, When the Lord heals me Iwill believe and do this or that, he might continue to wait and would realize no change,for the fulfillment of God’s promise is only realized by those who believe and thenwork in accordance with their faith. I saw that he must believe God’s word, that Hispromises are for him to claim, and they will never, no, never, fail. He should walkout by faith, relying upon the evidences that God has been pleased to give, and work,as much as possible, to the point of becoming a well man. Said the angel: “God willsustain him. His faith must be made perfect by works, for faith alone is dead. It mustbe sustained by works. A living faith is always manifested by works.”I saw that my husband would be inclined to shrink from making efforts inaccordance with his faith. Fear and anxiety in regard to his own case have made himtimid. He looks at appearances, at disagreeable feelings of the body. Said the angel:“Feeling is not faith. Faith is simply to take God at His word.” I saw that in the nameand strength of God my husband must resist disease and, by the power of his will, riseabove his poor feelings. He must assert his liberty, in the name and strength of Israel’sGod. He must cease thinking and talking about himself as much as possible. He shouldbe cheerful and happy.*****I did see, December 25, 1865, as I have many times before seen, that Elder F hadoften erred and had done much harm by a rash, unfeeling course toward those whomhe supposed to be in fault. I had often seen that his work was in new fields, and thatwhen he should bring out a company upon the present truth he should leave the workof disciplining them to others, as his style of dealing, arising from his rash spirit, hislack of patience and of judgment, disqualified him for this620