Rightdoing the Best Medicine
The consciousness of rightdoing is the best medicine
for diseased bodies and minds. The special blessing of God resting upon
the receiver is health and strength. One whose mind is quiet and satisfied
in God is on the highway to health. To have the consciousness that the
eye of the Lord is upon us, and that His ear is open to our prayers, is
a satisfaction indeed. To know that we have a never-failing Friend to
whom we can confide all the secrets of the soul, is a happiness which words
can never express. Those whose moral faculties are clouded by disease
are not the ones to rightly represent the Christian life or the beauties
of holiness. They are too often in the fire of fanaticism or the water
of cold indifference or stolid gloom.
Those who do not feel that it is a religious duty to
discipline the mind to dwell upon cheerful subjects, will usually be found
at one of two extremes: they will be elated by a continual round of exciting
amusements, indulging in frivolous conversation, laughing and joking, or
they will be depressed, having great trials and mental conflicts, which
they think but few have ever experienced or can understand. These persons
may profess Christianity, but they deceive their own souls. . . .
The Faith I Live By
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Walking as Christ Walked
A person whose mind is quiet and satisfied in God is
in the pathway to health. To have a consciousness that the eyes of
the Lord are upon us, and His ears open to hear our prayers, is a satisfaction
indeed. To know that we have a never-failing Friend in whom we can confide
all the secrets of the soul, is a privilege which words can never express.
Courage,
hope, faith, sympathy, love, promote health and prolong life. A contented
mind, a cheerful spirit, is health to the body and strength to the soul.
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Necessity of Self-Cultivation
Cherish every ray of light that you can obtain by searching
the Word of God. Take up your God-given work today, and see how much good
you can accomplish in the strength of Christ. Make God your Counselor.
Discipline
and control the mental faculties. Self-control is a power that all may
possess. It is gained by placing the will wholly on the side of God, taking
the will of God for your will.
