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

Dear Brother D has not understood the
condition of his own heart. Selfishness has found a
lodgment there, and peace, healthful, calm peace,
has departed. What you all lack is the element of
love—love to God and love to your neighbor. The
life that you now live you do not live by faith in the
Son of God. There is a lack of firm trust, a
fearfulness to resign all into the hands of God, as
though He could not keep that which is committed
to His trust. You are afraid some evil is designed
which will do you harm unless you assume the
defensive and commence a warfare in your own
favor. The children of God are wise and powerful
according to their reliance upon His wisdom and
power. They are strong and happy according to
their separation from the wisdom and help of man.
Daniel and his companions were captives in a
strange land, but God suffered not the envy and
hatred of their enemies to prevail against them. The
righteous have ever obtained help from above.
How often have the enemies of God united their
strength and wisdom to destroy the character and
influence of a few simple persons who trusted in
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