The minds of many take so low a level that God cannot work for them or with them. The current of thought must be changed, the moral sensibilities must be aroused to feel the claims of God. The sum and substance of true religion is to own and continually acknowledge, by words, by dress, by deportment, our relationship to God. Humility should take the place of pride; sobriety, of levity; and devotion, of irreligion and careless indifference. {4T 582.3}

Manges tanker tager så lavt et niveau at Gud ikke kan arbejde for dem eller med dem. De almindelige tanker må ændres, moralens bevidsthed må vækkes til at mærke Guds krav. Summen af og indholdet i sand religion skal vedkendes og hele tiden anerkendes, i ord, klæder, opførsel og i vort forhold til Gud. Ydmygheden bør tage stolthedens plads; sagligheden for overfladiskhed; og helligelsen for ureligiøsitet og ubekymret ligegyldighed.