The Ellen G. White 1888 Materials: Volume 2 - Ellen G. White

We have only just begun to get a little glimmering
of what faith is; for it is hard for those who have
been absorbed in looking at dark pictures of
unbelief, to see anything else save darkness. May
God help us to gather up the jewels of his
promises, and deck memory's hall with the gems of
his word. We should be armed with the promises of
God. Our souls should be barricaded with them.
When Satan comes in with his darkness, and seeks
to fill my soul with gloom, I repeat some precious
promise of God. When our work grows hard
because of the unbelief we have to meet in the
hearts of the people, where faith should flourish, I
repeat over and over, "Although the fig-tree shall
not blossom, neither shall fruit be in the vines; the
labor of the olive shall fail, and the fields shall
yield no meat; the flock shall be cut off from the
fold, and there shall be no herd in the stalls: yet
will I rejoice in the Lord, I will joy in the God of
my salvation." As I do this, the light of the glory of
God fills my soul. I will not look at the darkness.
We must lift up the Man of Calvary; and may
every one of you learn to exalt Christ before you