Testimonies for the Church, Volume 2 - Ellen G. White

thoughts from running in the channel of folly and
corruption. You cannot safely associate with the
boys. A tide of temptation is roused and surges in
your breast, having a tendency to uproot principle,
female virtue, and true modesty. If you go on in
your willful, headstrong course, what will be your
fate?
A new year has dawned upon us. What have
you determined to do? What have you resolved
shall be the record borne up to God by the
ministering angels of your work from day to day?
What words that you have uttered will appear in
the page of the book of records? What thoughts
will the Searcher of hearts find cherished by you?
He is a discerner of the thoughts, of the intents and
purposes of the heart. You have a fearful record of
the past year, which is laid open to the view of the
Majesty of heaven and the myriads of pure, sinless
angels. Your thoughts and acts, your desperate and
unsanctified feelings, may have been concealed
from mortals; but remember, the most trivial acts
of your life are open to the view of God. You have
a spotted record in heaven. The sins you have
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