It is your duty to do all in your power to lighten the cares of the sister with whom you live. You see her, pale and feeble, cooking for a large family. Every extra job she has to perform wears upon her and lessens her vitality. She has no young hands and feet to perform little errands. They received you into their family, as they told you and us at the time, expressly to do these things. Now if you neglect to do the very things they think will help them most, and choose to follow your will in an independent course of your own choosing, you must lose your place, and they must have one that will do the very things you consider too small for you to do. You are now doing larger and heavier work than your strength will admit. You love to do the work of a man. You have a set will of your own which must be given up. You must die to self, crucify self, gain the victory over self. You cannot be a true follower of Christ unless you take hold of this work resolutely. {2T 310.2}

Oh, hvor mange vil ikke findes uforberedte når Mesteren kommer for at gøre op med sine tjenere?! Mange har dårlige tanker om hvad en kristen egentlig er. Da vil selvretfærdighed (318) ikke være til nogen nytte. Kun de kan stå prøven som findes med Kristi retfærdighed i besiddelse, som er gennemsyret af hans ånd og vandrer som han har vandret, i livets og hjertets renhed. Samtalen skal være hellig og så vil ordene krydres med nåde.