Spalding and Magan's Unpublished Manuscript Testimonies - Ellen G. White

I feel burdened over these matters. Last night I
could not sleep past two o'clock. Early this
morning I have been writing on this subject, trying
to present it so that it shall be understood. We are
not to feel that we have reached perfection. We
need to be melted over, that we may be purified
from all dross. We are in need of the rich blessings
that Heaven is so ready to bestow, the blessings
promised to every believer.
The Lord withholds from us no good thing. He
declares, "Ask what ye will, and it shall be done
unto you." He does not tell us to restrict our asking
to certain things, but assures us that He will bless
us according to the riches of His grace. He is more
willing to give the Holy Spirit to those who ask
Him, than parents are to give good gifts to their
children. To show His willingness, He refers to the
tender relationship that a father sustains to his son.
"What man is there of you," He says, "whom if His
son ask bread, will he give him a stone? or if he ask
a fish, will he give him a serpent? If ye then, being
evil, know how to give good gifts unto your
children, how much more shall your Father which
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