All Ability is from God . There are those who are not learned and who have not a large endowment of gifts, but they need not become discouraged because of this. Let them use what they have, faithfully guarding every weak point in their characters, seeking by divine grace to make it strong. There is no man living that has any power or ability which he has not received from God, and the source from whence it came is open to the weakest human being. If he will draw near to God, the unfailing source of strength, he will realize that God fulfills His promise. But in this work, we need not call men thousands of miles to give us aid; for Christ has promised, “Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find.” {TM 379.1}

Al dygtighed er fra Gud
Der er dem der ikke er lærde og som ingen store evner har, men de behøver ikke at blive modløse på grund af dette. Lad dem bruge hvad de har, våge nøjagtigt over ethvert svagt punkt i deres karakterer, søge ved guddommelig nåde at gøre den stærk. Der er intet menneske der lever der har nogen kraft eller evne som han ikke har modtaget fra Gud, og den kilde det kommer fra er åben for det svageligste menneskelige væsen. Hvis han vil drage nær til Gud, den fejlfrie kilde for styrke, vil han erkende at Gud fuldbyrder hans løfte. Men i dette arbejde, behøver vi ikke at kalde mennesker tusinde af mil for at give os hjælp; for Kristus har lovet, »Bed, så skal der gives jer; søg, så skal I finde.«