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95161 Letters and Manuscripts — Volume 2 (1869 - 1875), Lt 56, 1874, par. 5
… to God with the simple faith you had in your childhood and say, “Father, I am weary; give me rest. Unite my ignorance to Thy wisdom, my weakness to Thy strength, my …
95162 Letters and Manuscripts — Volume 2 (1869 - 1875), Lt 56, 1874, par. 7
… , for God proves and tests His children by clouds and darkness, as well as by light, to see if they will turn to Him, the Source of all wisdom and light. All that you …
95163 Letters and Manuscripts — Volume 2 (1869 - 1875), Lt 57, 1874, par. 2
… to God, to do or suffer His will. Do not be content to be weak in religious experience. Be truehearted, make a business of serving God. Do not be content to live in …
95164 Letters and Manuscripts — Volume 2 (1869 - 1875), Lt 57, 1874, par. 3
… in God’s power you may have all confidence. Be humble enough to commence at the lowest round and carefully, perseveringly, climb. Be faithful in the little …
95165 Letters and Manuscripts — Volume 2 (1869 - 1875), Lt 57, 1874, par. 4
… of God, he will assail you with temptations. You will surely faint and fail unless you trust in a higher power. Satan knows the weak points in your character …
95166 Letters and Manuscripts — Volume 2 (1869 - 1875), Lt 58, 1874, par. 2
I fear that you are not moving with your usual caution and calm judgment. The tone of your letter is not such as would lead me to the conclusion that your feelings are all right and actuated by the Spirit of God.
95167 Letters and Manuscripts — Volume 2 (1869 - 1875), Lt 58, 1874, par. 3
… from God have had much to do in bringing you to your present state of feeling. Your positions, I fear, are not right, and if carried out as expressed in your letter …
95168 Letters and Manuscripts — Volume 2 (1869 - 1875), Lt 58, 1874, par. 5
From all that God has been pleased to show me from time to time, I can say decidedly that you are upon the wrong track. I beg of you as God’s humble servant to do nothing rashly, and make no hasty moves.
95169 Letters and Manuscripts — Volume 2 (1869 - 1875), Lt 58, 1874, par. 8
… that God must give special help in the matter. He urged out Brethren Andrews, Butler, and Waggoner to retirement from the grounds for seasons of prayer, and …
95170 Letters and Manuscripts — Volume 2 (1869 - 1875), Lt 58, 1874, par. 9
… before God, were greatly blessed, so that both fell to the ground twice under the special power of God. Brother Waggoner came into the meeting on the grounds …
95171 Letters and Manuscripts — Volume 2 (1869 - 1875), Lt 58, 1874, par. 10
… of God came upon me in such measure that I was as strong as I have ever been in my life.
95172 Letters and Manuscripts — Volume 2 (1869 - 1875), Lt 58, 1874, par. 13
… of God will not have too great an influence upon your mind. That it would have been best to rescind the vote in regard to leadership I am not certain. With a few …
95173 Letters and Manuscripts — Volume 2 (1869 - 1875), Lt 58, 1874, par. 17
… that God uses him, and that the Lord in a special manner has given him His Spirit. But your position is not a safe one.
95174 Letters and Manuscripts — Volume 2 (1869 - 1875), Lt 58, 1874, par. 19
… whom God has chosen and qualified for His work. We should feel the deepest sorrow to have you take the steps you suggest. Will Brother Littlejohn please write …
95175 Letters and Manuscripts — Volume 2 (1869 - 1875), Lt 59, 1874, par. 1
We received your letters, Edson, this morning. We were glad to hear from you. We pray for you, that God will give you grace to walk carefully and humble before Him.
95176 Letters and Manuscripts — Volume 2 (1869 - 1875), Lt 59, 1874, par. 2
… whom God will choose to labor for Him. The experience you might have gained you have not. And you have now to obtain that experience you should have at the present …
95177 Letters and Manuscripts — Volume 2 (1869 - 1875), Lt 59, 1874, par. 4
… whereby God could be glorified! You have felt this at times, but habit has been strong upon you, and Emma has helped you to pursue the same course over and over …
95178 Letters and Manuscripts — Volume 2 (1869 - 1875), Lt 59, 1874, par. 7
… with God as to whether you can be entrusted with higher responsibilities. Earn your reputation now, I beg of you.
95179 Letters and Manuscripts — Volume 2 (1869 - 1875), Lt 59, 1874, par. 8
… to God. I have greatly doubted whether you have, either of you, had a genuine experience in the things of God. If you had, you would not have gone so wide of the true …
95180 Letters and Manuscripts — Volume 2 (1869 - 1875), Lt 59, 1874, par. 9
The prayer from my burdened heart is daily, May God save my children, my poor, deceived, blinded children, who are poor, miserable, blind, and naked, and feel that they are in need of nothing.