Spalding and Magan's Unpublished Manuscript Testimonies - Ellen G. White

eveals. He who loves the Lord most, listens most
earnestly and intently for the Voice of God, and as
he loves most, he is most beloved by the Father.
"Learn of me," says the greatest Teacher the world
ever knew, "for I am meek and lowly in heart, and
ye shall find rest unto your souls."
There is need for this prayer to be offered: "O
my best Friend, my Maker, my Lord, shape and
mold me into thy divine likeness. Make me entirely
like thyself. Refine, purify, quicken me, that I may
represent the character of God." We must not think
that religion and business are two separate things;
they are one. All who trust in the Lord implicitly
will be tested and tried; then the superscription of
God will be placed upon them.
There is important work before us. And we
must prepare for this work by preparing our own
hearts. Heaven must be cherished in our hearts, and
the rubbish of selfishness excluded that Christ may
change us into his image. As this work goes on, by
beholding Christ, we are changed from glory to
glory, and from character to character. His strength
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