Testimonies to Ministers and Gospel Workers - Ellen G. White

election that is brought to view in the word of God.
It is those who take heed lest they fall that will be
accepted at last. There can be no presumption more
fatal than that which leads men to venture upon a
course of self-pleasing. In view of this solemn
warning from God, should not fathers and mothers
take heed? Should they not faithfully point out to
the youth the dangers that are constantly arising to
lead them away from God? Many allow the youth
to attend parties of pleasure, thinking that
amusement is essential for health and happiness;
but what dangers are in that path! The more the
desire for pleasure is gratified, the more it is
cultivated and the stronger it becomes. The life
experience is largely made up of self-gratification
in amusement. God bids us to beware. "Let him
that thinketh he standeth take heed lest he fall."
We should come into a position where every
difference will be melted away. If I think I have
light, I shall do my duty in presenting it. Suppose I
consulted others concerning the message the Lord
would have me give to the people; the door might
be closed so that the light might not reach the ones
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