Prayer

continually, that is, the fruit of our lips giving thanks to His name. But to do good and
to communicate forget not: for with such sacrifice God is well pleased”(SDA Bible
Commentary, vol. 6, 1078.)
Begin your day with prayer.—It is our privilege to open our hearts, and let the
sunshine of Christ’s presence in. My brother, my sister, face the light. Come into
actual, personal contact with Christ, that you may exert an influence that is uplifting
and reviving. Let your faith be strong and pure and steadfast. Let gratitude to God
fill your hearts. When you rise in the morning, kneel at your bedside, and ask God
to give you strength to fulfil the duties of the day, and to meet its temptations. Ask
Him to help you to bring into your work Christ’s sweetness of character. Ask Him
to help you to speak words that will inspire those around you with hope and courage,
and draw you nearer to the Saviour.—(Sons and Daughters of God, 199.)
Every morning take time to begin your work with prayer. Do not think this wasted
time; it is time that will live through eternal ages. By this means success and spiritual
victory will be brought in. The machinery will respond to the touch of the Master’s
hand. God’s blessing is certainly worth asking for, and the work cannot be done aright
unless the beginning is right.—(Testimonies for the Church 7:194.)
My brethren and sisters, old and young, when you have an hour of leisure,
open the Bible and store the mind with its precious truths. When engaged in labor,
guard the mind, keep it stayed upon God, talk less, and meditate more. Remember:
“Every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of
judgment.” Let your words be select; this will close a door against the adversary
of souls. Let your day be entered upon with prayer; work as in God’s sight. His
angels are ever by your side, making a record of your words, your deportment, and
the manner in which your work is done. If you turn from good counsel and choose to
associate with those who you have reason to suspect are
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