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Mind, Character and Personality, Volume 2 - Ellen G. White

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virgins, who did not supply oil for their lamps, <strong>and</strong><br />

their light went out. Faith should be cultivated. If it<br />

has become weak, it is like a sickly plant that<br />

should be placed in the sunshine <strong>and</strong> carefully<br />

watered <strong>and</strong> tended.—Lt 97, 1895.<br />

Faith Rises Above the Shadows.—When<br />

clouds come between your soul <strong>and</strong> God, when all<br />

around you is dark <strong>and</strong> forbidding, when the enemy<br />

st<strong>and</strong>s ready to rob the soul of its integrity to God<br />

<strong>and</strong> the truth, <strong>and</strong> when error st<strong>and</strong>s out plausible<br />

<strong>and</strong> attractive, then it is time to pray <strong>and</strong> exercise<br />

faith in God.... Cherishing faith, the soul is enabled<br />

to rise beyond itself <strong>and</strong> penetrate the hellish<br />

shadow which the enemy casts athwart the pathway<br />

of every soul that is striving for an immortal<br />

crown.—Lt 30, 1896. (HC 126.)<br />

Faith Rests Upon Evidence.—The word of the<br />

Lord, spoken through His servants, is received by<br />

many with questionings <strong>and</strong> fears. And many will<br />

defer their obedience to the warning <strong>and</strong> reproofs<br />

given, waiting till every shadow of uncertainty is<br />

removed from their minds. The unbelief that<br />

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