Vowing and Not Paying Some of you have been stumbling over your pledges. The Spirit of the Lord came into the ----- meeting in answer to prayer, and while your hearts were softened under its influence, you pledged. While the streams of salvation were pouring upon your hearts, you felt that you must follow the example of Him who went about doing good and who cheerfully gave His life to ransom man from sin and degradation. Under the heavenly, inspiring influence you saw that selfishness and worldliness were not consistent with Christian character and that you could not live for yourselves and be Christlike. But when the influence of His abundant love and mercy was not felt in so marked a manner in your hearts, you withdrew your offerings, and God withdrew His blessing from you. {5T 281.3}

Løfteaflæggelse og ikke betale
Nogle af jer har frafaldet jeres løfter. Herrens Ånd kom ind til ___-mødet, som bønnesvar og da jeres hjerter blev blødgjorte under dens indflydelse, afgav I løfter. Da frelsens strømme blev udgydt over jeres hjerter, følte I at i måtte følge (282) hans eksempel, som gik omkring og gjorde godt og som med glæde gav sit liv som løsesum for mennesker, fra synd og fordærv. Under himmelsk inspirerende indflydelse, så I at selviskheden og verdsligheden ikke var overensstemmende med kristen karakter og at I ikke kunne leve for jer selv og blive Kristus lig. Men da hans overdådige kærlighed og barmhjertigheds indflydelse ikke blev følt så mærkbart i jeres hjerter, holdt I jeres offergaver tilbage og Gud holdt sin velsignelse tilbage fra jer.