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

government, these precious jewels are ruined.
Love, manifestation of affection, is not a part of
your discipline. Shall I tell you the truth and
become your enemy by so doing? You are too
thoroughly selfish to love the children of another. I
was shown that the fruit of your union would not
be prospered and blessed with strength, life, and
health, and God's spirit would leave you to
yourself, unless you are thoroughly proved and
tested, and right up those things in which you are
so deficient. As your selfishness withers and
blights the young hearts around you, so will the
curse of God wither and blight the pledges of your
selfish love and union. And if you continue your
selfish course, God will come still closer to you
and remove your idols one after another from
before your face until you shall humble your proud,
selfish, unsubdued heart before Him.
I saw that you would have a fearful account to
render in the day of God because of your
unfulfilled trust. You are making the lives of those
dear children very bitter, especially the daughter's.
Where is the affection, the loving caress, the
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