Chapter 33—Sinfulness of Repining Dear Friends,I have been shown that as a family you experience much needless unhappiness. God has not designed that you should be miserable; but you have taken your minds from Jesus and centered them too much upon yourselves. The great sin of your family is that of needless repining over God’s providences; your unsubmissiveness in this respect is indeed alarming. You have magnified small difficulties and have talked discouragements too much. You have a habit of draping everything about you in mourning and have made yourselves unhappy without cause. Your continued murmurings are separating you from God. {5T 309.2}

Kære venner: Jeg er blevet vist at I som en familie erfarer megen unødig ulykkelighed. Gud vil ikke at I skulle være ulykkelige; men I har ledt tankerne bort fra Jesus og samlet dem for meget om jer selv. Jeres families store synd er at I beklager jer unødigt over Guds forsyn; jeres ulydighed i denne henseende er faktisk alarmerende. I har gjort meget ud af små vanskeligheder og har talt for meget om modløshed. I har vane for at iklæde alt omkring jer, med jeres beklagelser og har gjort jer selv ulykkelige uden grund. Fortsætter I med at beklage jer, adskilles I fra Gud.