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

een gained by you in this way, if retained, will be
scattered through adversity and affliction. The
world, the world, the world, has been the order of
the day with you. The salvation of the soul has
become secondary. Oh, that you could see, in the
light of eternity, just how God views these things.
You would be alarmed and would not rest until you
had made restitution.
You had light upon health reform, but you did
not receive and live up to it. You gratified the
appetite and taught your boy a sad lesson by
indulging him in eating when and what he chose.
In your love for the world you continued to work
upon the high-pressure plan. The hand of God was
removed, and you were left to your own weakness.
Then you both tottered over the brink of the grave,
yet you failed to learn the lesson in many things
which God would have you learn. You retained
your love for the world. Your selfish love for gain,
your small, close dealing, was not put away. You
did not appreciate the sympathy, kind care, and
watchful tenderness of the one who had the care of
you in your sickness. If you had, it would have led
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