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

Attitude.—Those taken in Satan’s snare have not
yet come to a healthy mental attitude. They are
dazed, self-important, self-sufficient. Oh, with
what sorrow the Lord looks upon them and hears
their great swelling words of vanity. They are
puffed up with pride. The enemy is looking on with
surprise at their being taken captive so easily.—Lt
126, 1906.
Overconfidence the Enemy’s Trap.—How
vain is the help of man when Satan’s power is
exercised over a human being who has become
self-exalted and who knows not that he is partaking
of the science of Satan. In his self-confidence he
walks right into the enemy’s trap and is ensnared.
He did not heed the warnings given and was taken
as Satan’s prey. If he had walked humbly with
God, he would have run into the trysting place God
had provided for him. Thus in times of danger he
would have been safe, for God would have lifted
for him a standard against the enemy.—Lt 126,
1906.
Heart Is Naturally Depraved.—We must
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