BESA

"For the ways of man are before the eyes of the Lord, and he pondereth all his goings."
Proverbs 5:21

He knows the things that come into our minds, every one of them.... God pities the poor, self-deceived souls who are trampling upon His truth. Let the wheat and the tares grow together until the harvest. Pity and deplore the blindness of the minds that are under the dominion of Satan, but restrain your own wrath and passion, and do not pass your judgment upon them. Leave in God's hands the despisers of His truth.

We are never to forget that we are representatives of Christ. We are to use no carnal weapons when unbelieving and deluded souls come among us.... Not an unkind or discourteous word, defensive or offensive, should escape our lips or be traced by our pen. When reviled, we are not to revile again. “This is the victory that overcometh the world, even our faith” (1 John 5:4).

"Let every thing that hath breath praise the Lord. Praise ye the Lord." Psalms 150:6

God wants us to reconsider His greatness and power. This is what brings us to the realization that we are not self-sufficient. God is bigger than us, and we are dependent upon. God alone is supreme, and wholly able.

God doesn’t want us to limit our praise to one place. Yes, we are to praise Him in the place of worship. We should also praise Him in the open air, close to the natural wonders which He has given us. Praise is not a formality. It is a response.

As the hart panteth after the water brooks, so panteth my soul after thee, O God. My soul thirsteth for God, for the living God: when shall I come and appear before God?
Psalm 42:1, 2

The heart that has once tasted the love of Christ, cries out continually for a deeper draught, and as you impart, you will receive in richer and more abundant measure. Every revelation of God to the soul increases the capacity to know and to love.—Thoughts from the Mount of Blessing, 20.

The cry of Christ to the thirsty soul is still going forth, and it appeals to us with even greater power than to those who heard it in the temple on that last day of the feast. The fountain is open for all. The weary and exhausted ones are offered the refreshing draught of eternal life.—The Desire of Ages, 454.