The Lord would have His people, under all circumstances, manifest implicit trust in Him. Although we cannot always understand the worKings of His providence, we should wait with patience and humility until He sees fit to enlighten us. We should beware of taking upon ourselves responsibilities which God has not authorized us to bear. Men frequently have too high an estimate of their own character or abilities. They may feel competent to undertake the most important work, when God sees that they are not prepared to perform aright the smallest and humblest duty (The Signs of the Times, August 10, 1882).{2BC 1015.1}

Herren vil have at Hans folk under alle omstændigheder viser ubetinget tillid til Ham. Selvom vi ikke altid kan forstå Hans forudseende gerninger, bør vi vente tålmodigt og ydmygt indtil Han finder det rigtigt at oplyse os. Vi bør tage os i agt for at ikke påtage os ansvar, som Gud ikke har bemyndiget os til at bære. Ofte har mennesker sat deres egen karakter eller evner for højt. De kan føle sig kompetente til at påtage sig det mest betydningsfulde arbejde, skønt Gud ser at de ikke er forberedt til at udrette den mindste og ydmygeste opgave rigtig (ST 10. aug., 1882).