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11801 My Life Today, p. 173.5 (Ellen Gould White)

Commend your children whenever you can. Make their lives as happy as possible.... Keep the soil of the heart mellow by the manifestation of love and affection …

11802 My Life Today, p. 174.5 (Ellen Gould White)

Let the peace of God reign in your soul. Then you will have strength to bear all suffering, and you will rejoice that you have grace to endure. Praise the Lord …

11803 My Life Today, p. 175.5 (Ellen Gould White)

Shall we, in the enjoyment of the gifts, forget the Giver? Let them rather lead us to contemplate His goodness and His love. Let all that is beautiful in our earthly …

11804 My Life Today, p. 176.5 (Ellen Gould White)

Men and women enjoying the religion of Jesus Christ will not be uneasy, restless, discontented, changeable; the peace of Christ in the heart will give solidity to character. Letter 8, 1888 .

11805 My Life Today, p. 177.5 (Ellen Gould White)

Prune off every decaying leaf and withered branch from your life and manifest only freshness and vigor. The Health Reformer, June 1871 .

11806 My Life Today, p. 179.5 (Ellen Gould White)

Only the love that flows from the heart of Christ can heal. Only He in whom that love flows, even as the sap in the tree or the blood in the body, can restore the wounded soul.

11807 My Life Today, p. 180.5 (Ellen Gould White)

If men would place themselves in right relation to God by heeding the counsel of His Word, they would escape innumerable dangers and experience a peace and …

11808 My Life Today, p. 181.5 (Ellen Gould White)

It is the love of self that brings unrest. The Desire of Ages, 330 .

11809 My Life Today, p. 182.5 (Ellen Gould White)

Distrust of God is the natural outgrowth of the unrenewed heart, which is at enmity with Him. But faith is inspired by the Holy Spirit, and it will flourish only …

11810 My Life Today, p. 183.5 (Ellen Gould White)

O that the bowed head might be lifted, that the eyes might be opened to behold Him, that the ears might listen to His voice! “Go quickly, and tell His disciples that …

11811 My Life Today, p. 184.5 (Ellen Gould White)

We are so anxious, all of us, for happiness, but many rarely find it because of their faulty methods of seeking, in the place of striving. We must strive most earnestly …

11812 My Life Today, p. 185.5 (Ellen Gould White)

Our happiness comes not from what is around us, but from what is within us; not from what we have, but from what we are. The Youth’s Instructor, January 23, 1902 .

11813 My Life Today, p. 186.5 (Ellen Gould White)

Jesus rebuked intemperance, self-indulgence, and folly; yet He was social in His nature. He accepted invitations to dine with the learned and noble, as well …

11814 My Life Today, p. 187.5 (Ellen Gould White)

Tact and good judgment increase the usefulness of the laborer a hundredfold. If he will speak the right words at the right time and show the right spirit, this …

11815 My Life Today, p. 188.5 (Ellen Gould White)

At the table of the publicans He sat as an honored guest, by His sympathy and social kindliness showing that He recognized the dignity of humanity; and men longed to become worthy of His confidence....

11816 My Life Today, p. 189.5 (Ellen Gould White)

We must confess Christ openly and bravely, exhibiting in our characters His meekness, humility, and love, till men shall be charmed with the beauty of holiness. Manuscript 59, 1897 .

11817 My Life Today, p. 190 (Ellen Gould White)

How Pleasant Are Words Fitly Spoken, July 5

11818 My Life Today, p. 190.5 (Ellen Gould White)

Great importance is attached to our associations. We may form many that are pleasant and helpful, but none are so precious as that by which finite man is brought …

11819 My Life Today, p. 191.5 (Ellen Gould White)

What rays of softness and beauty shone forth in the daily life of our Saviour! What sweetness flowed from His very presence! ... Those with whom Christ dwells …

11820 My Life Today, p. 193.5 (Ellen Gould White)

The most Christlike professors are those who are the most kind, pitiful, and courteous; their convictions are firm and their characters strong; nothing can swerve them from their faith or allure them from their duty.