Sister G has made strong efforts to gain victories, but she has not had much encouragement from her husband. Instead of seeking God in earnest prayer for strength to overcome the defects in their characters, they have been watching each other’s course and weakening themselves by finding fault with the course of others. The garden of the heart has not had attention. {4T 242.1}

Søster G har gjort store anstrengelser for at vinde sejre, men hun har ikke fået megen opmuntring fra sin mand. I stedet for at søge Gud i alvorlig bøn og bede efter styrke til at overvinde fejlene i deres karakter, har de vogtet over hinanden og blevet svækket ved at finde fejl hos hinanden. Hjertets have er ikke blevet passet.