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

pen to write, your cases have been clearly brought
before me. I am fully aware of your dangers, of
your state of perplexity and doubt. Everything has
been unfavorable for you, Sister U, since you have
sought to obey the law of God. But nothing has
been as great a hindrance to you both as your pride.
You are both fond of display; this has no part in
good, humble religion. I saw that you both had a
fiery ordeal to pass, that you would be tested and
proved. In this conflict, Satan would strive hard to
blind your eyes to your eternal interest, and would
present the advantages of the present time, this
little, short life which is so uncertain. You would
see charms in this life, and unless you parted with
your love of show and the favor of the world you
could not retain the love of God. Jesus was
presented to me, pointing to the charms of heaven,
seeking to attract your eyes from the world, and
saying: "Which will ye choose, Me, or the world?
You cannot have Me and the love of the world, too.
Will you sacrifice Him who died for you for the
pride of life, for the treasures of the world? Choose
between Me and the world; the world has no part in
Me."
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