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24461 Letters to Young Lovers, p. 22.4 (Ellen Gould White)

… to God. Please bear this in mind, that you are not at liberty to dispose of yourself as your fancy may dictate. Christ has purchased you with a price that is infinite …

24462 Letters to Young Lovers, p. 22.6 (Ellen Gould White)

Rolf, I want you to consider all these things. God help you to pray over this matter. Angels are watching this struggle. I leave you with this matter to consider and decide for yourself.

24463 Letters to Young Lovers, p. 23.2 (Ellen Gould White)

Let the questions be raised, Will this union help me heavenward? will it increase my love for God? and will it enlarge my sphere of usefulness in this life? If these reflections present no drawback, then in the fear of God move forward.

24464 Letters to Young Lovers, p. 24.2 (Ellen Gould White)

Let a young woman accept as a life companion only one who possesses pure, manly traits of character, one who is diligent, aspiring and honest, one who loves and fears God.

24465 Letters to Young Lovers, p. 25.1 (Ellen Gould White)

… of God. Let the word of God be your guidebook that in everything you may be molded in conduct and character according to its requirements.

24466 Letters to Young Lovers, p. 25.3 (Ellen Gould White)

… love God—unless you associate with them for the purpose of winning them to Jesus—will be a detriment to your spirituality. If you cannot lift them up, their …

24467 Letters to Young Lovers, p. 25.4 (Ellen Gould White)

… of God and not walking in obedience to His will. The Holy One has given rules for the guidance of every soul so that no one need miss his way. These directions …

24468 Letters to Young Lovers, p. 26.2 (Ellen Gould White)

… to God. The pure truth which sanctifies the soul will give you courage to cut yourself loose from the most pleasing acquaintance whom you know does not love …

24469 Letters to Young Lovers, p. 26.3 (Ellen Gould White)

… of God in order that you may know how you should use the life that has been purchased for you at infinite cost. As a child of God you are permitted to contract …

24470 Letters to Young Lovers, p. 26.5 (Ellen Gould White)

… with God. You are not to lower yourself to the same level as that of unbelievers, and laugh and make the same cheap speeches.

24471 Letters to Young Lovers, p. 32.1 (Ellen Gould White)

Whatsoever is done out of pure love, be it ever so little or contemptible in the sight of men, is wholly fruitful; for God regards more with how much love one worketh than the amount he doeth.

24472 Letters to Young Lovers, p. 32.2 (Ellen Gould White)

Love is of God. The unconverted heart cannot originate nor produce this plant of heavenly growth, which lives and flourishes only where Christ reigns

24473 Letters to Young Lovers, p. 32.3 (Ellen Gould White)

… ; yet God has ordained that great gain shall be the certain result of every labor of love. It is diffusive in its nature and quiet in its operation, yet strong …

24474 Letters to Young Lovers, p. 33.5 (Ellen Gould White)

… whom God would bless in His service will be crippled and destroyed; but reasoning and persuasion are alike unheeded.

24475 Letters to Young Lovers, p. 34.1 (Ellen Gould White)

… of God. They are married because passion moved them, and when the novelty of the affair is over, they will begin to realize what they have done. In six months after …

24476 Letters to Young Lovers, p. 35.2 (Ellen Gould White)

… of God, you will move with deliberate caution. You will not suffer lovesick sentimentalism to so blind your vision that you cannot discern the high claims …

24477 Letters to Young Lovers, p. 37.2 (Ellen Gould White)

… of God in all these things, be so calm, so submissive to the will of God that you will not be in a fever of excitement and unqualified for His service by your attachments …

24478 Letters to Young Lovers, p. 37.3 (Ellen Gould White)

… . Serve God with your undivided affection. Be zealous, be whole-hearted. Let your example be of such a character that you will help others to take their stand …

24479 Letters to Young Lovers, p. 39.1 (Ellen Gould White)

… displease God, will know, after presenting their case before him, just what course to pursue. And they will receive not only wisdom, but strength. Power for obedience …

24480 Letters to Young Lovers, p. 39.2 (Ellen Gould White)

… that God approves his course. He will not want to choose for himself, but will feel that God must choose for him. We are not to please ourselves, for Christ pleased …