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

e too lengthy. You have failed here. You can
remedy this. Lengthy speaking and praying is
injurious to yourself and is no benefit to those who
hear. You will have close work to be an overcomer.
Yet you can do it if you engage in the work calmly.
Here you need to guard yourself. You are uneasy,
hurried, nervous. This you may also overcome.
You have an earnest, anxious desire to do right
and meet the approval of God. Continue your
earnest, persevering efforts, and be not
discouraged. Be patient. Never censure. Never let
the enemy beguile you from your watch. Watch as
well as pray. After you pray, watch thereunto. The
effort is your own; no one can do this work for
you. Take hold of the strength of God, and as fast
as you see your errors in the past, redeem the time.
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