Chapter 69—Rejection . Magnifying Seeming Difficulties—Many greatly magnify seeming difficulties and then begin to pity themselves and give way to despondency. Such need to make an entire change in themselves. They need to discipline themselves to put forth exertion and to overcome all childish feelings. They should determine that life shall not be spent in working at trifles.... Everyone should have an aim, an object, in life. The loins of the mind should be girded up and the thoughts be trained to keep to the point, as the compass to the pole. The mind should be directed in the right channel, according to well-formed plans. Then every step will be a step in advance.... Success or failure in this life depends much upon the manner in which the thoughts are disciplined.—The Review and Herald, April 6, 1886. {2MCP 630.1}

(630) Overdrive formodede vanskeligheder — Mange overdriver formodede vanskeligheder og begynder at ynkes over sig selv og lader fortvivlelsen få frit løb. Disse behøver at ændre sig selv fuldstændig. De må disciplinere sig selv til at anstrenge sig ekstra, og overvinde alle barnagtige følelser. De bør beslutte sig for at livet ikke skal bruges på at bearbejde bagateller. . . . Enhver bør have et mål, et formål i livet. Sindets lændestykke bør bindes op og tankerne oplæres til at holde sig til pointet, ligesom kompasset gør til polen. Sindet bør styres i den rigtige kanal, efter velformede planer. Og ethvert skridt vil være et skridt fremad. . . . Fremgang eller tilbagegang i dette liv beror meget på den måde tankerne oplæres på.—The Review and Herald, 6. april, 1886.