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love and distrust His promises we of your words. You yourself may be
dishonor Him and grieve His Holy able to recover from the season of
Spirit. How would a mother feel if her temptation and from the snare of
children were constantly complaining Satan, but others who have been
of her, just as though she did not mean swayed by your influence may not be
them well, when her whole life’s able to escape from the unbelief you
effort had been to forward their have suggested. How important that
interests and to give them comfort? we speak only those things that will
Suppose they should doubt her love; it give spiritual strength and life!
would break her heart. How would Angels are listening to hear what
any parent feel to be thus treated by kind of report you are bearing to the
his children? And how can our world about your heavenly Master.
heavenly Father regard us when we Let your conversation be of Him who
distrust His love, which has led Him to liveth to make intercession for you
give His only-begotten Son that we before the Father. When you take the
might have life? The apostle writes, hand of a friend, let praise to God be
“He that spared not His own Son, but on your lips and in your heart. This will
delivered Him up for us all, how shall attract his thoughts to Jesus.
He not with Him also freely give us all All have trials; griefs hard to bear,
things?” Romans 8:32. And yet how temptations hard to resist. Do not tell
many, by their actions, if not in word, your troubles to your fellow mortals,
are saying, “The Lord does not mean but carry everything to God in prayer.
this for me. Perhaps He loves others, Make it a rule never to utter one word
but He does not love me.”
of doubt or discouragement. You can
All this is harming your own soul; do much to brighten the life of others
for every word of doubt you utter is and strengthen their efforts, by words
inviting Satan’s temptations; it is of hope and holy cheer.
strengthening in you the tendency to There is many a brave soul sorely
doubt, and it is grieving from you the pressed by temptation, almost ready to
ministering angels. When Satan faint in the conflict with self and with
tempts you, breathe not a word of the powers of evil. Do not discourage
doubt or darkness. If you choose to such a one in his hard struggle. Cheer
open the door to his suggestions, your him with brave, hopeful words that
mind will be filled with distrust and shall urge him on his way. Thus the light
rebellious questioning. If you talk out of Christ may shine from you. “None
your feelings, every doubt you express of us liveth to himself.” Romans 14:7.
not only reacts upon yourself, but it is By our unconscious influence others
a seed that will germinate and bear may be encouraged and strengthened,
fruit in the life of others, and it may be or they may be discouraged, and
impossible to counteract the influence repelled from Christ and the truth.