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

Chapter 39
Deceitfulness of Riches
Dear Sister M: When the Lord showed me your
case, I was pointed back many years in the past,
when you became a believer in the near coming of
Christ. You looked for, and loved, His appearing.
Your husband was naturally an affectionate,
noble-minded man; but he relied upon his own
strength, which was weakness. He did not feel the
need of making God his strength. Intoxicating
drink benumbed his brain and finally paralyzed the
higher powers of his mind. His godlike manhood
was sacrificed to gratify his thirst for strong drink.
You suffered opposition and abuse, yet God
was your source of strength. While you trusted in
Him, He sustained you. In all your trials you were
not permitted to be overwhelmed. How often have
the heavenly angels strengthened you when
desponding, by presenting vividly to your mind
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