Chapter 30 15. Usefulness Not Proved by Noise and Bustle—We need a calm waiting upon God. The need of this is imperious. It is not the noise and bustle we make in the world which proves our usefulness. See how silently God works. We do not hear the noise of His steps, and yet He is walking about us, laboring for our good. Jesus did not seek for notoriety; His life-giving virtue was going out to the needy and the afflicted through silent actions, whose influence extended far into all countries and was felt and expressed in the life of millions of human beings. Those who desire to labor with God have need of His Spirit every day; they need to walk and labor in meekness and humility of spirit, without seeking to accomplish extraordinary things, satisfied to do the work before them and doing it faithfully. Men may not see or appreciate their efforts, but the names of these faithful children of God are written in heaven among His noblest workers, as scattering His seed in view of a glorious harvest. “Ye shall know them by their fruits” (Manuscript 24, 1887).{4BC 1144.1}

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15. Nyttighed bevises ikke med lam og travlhed. - Vi behøver en rolig venten på Gud. Behovet for dette er bydende. Det er ikke den lam og travlhed vi gør i verden som beviser vor nyttighed. Se hvor stille Gud arbejder. Vi hører ikke larmen fra Hans fodtrin, og alligevel vandrer Han omkring os, arbejder for vort gode. Jesus forsøgte ikke at blive kendt; Hans livsgivende dydighed gik ud til den trængende og forpinte gennem stille handlinger, hvis indflydelse bredte sig langt ud over alle lande og kunne mærkes og udtrykkes i millioner af menneskevæseners liv. Dem som ønsker at arbejde med Gud har brug for Hans Ånd hver dag; de behøver at vandre og arbejde i åndens sagtmodighed og ydmyghed, uden at ville udrette usædvanlige ting, tilfreds med at arbejde for dem og gøre det trofast. Mennesker kan ikke se eller påskønne deres anstrengelser, men navnene på disse trofaste børn af Gud står skrevet i himlen iblandt Hans ædleste medarbejdere, som spreder Hans sæd med en herlig høst for øje. ”På deres frugter skal I kende dem.” (MS 24, 1887).