A misuse of the body shortens that period of time which God designs shall be used in His service. By allowing ourselves to form wrong habits, by keeping late hours, by gratifying appetite at the expense of health, we lay the foundation for feebleness. By neglecting to take physical exercise, by overworking mind or body, we unbalance the nervous system. Those who thus shorten their lives by disregarding nature's laws are guilty of robbery toward God. We have no right to neglect or misuse the body, the mind, or the strength, which should be used to offer God consecrated service.
All should have an intelligent knowledge of the human frame, that they may keep their bodies in the condition necessary to do the work of the Lord. Those who form habits that weaken the nerve power and lessen the vigor of mind or body, make themselves inefficient for the work God has given them to do. On the other hand, a pure, healthy life is most favorable for the perfection of Christian character and for the development of the powers of mind and body.--Counsels on Health, p. 41.
Teach Me to Pray
When I'm sad and tired
Of the weary way,
And the teardrops fall,
Teach me to pray.
When a light goes out
At the end of the day,
And a dear friend's failed,
Teach me to pray.
When a joy comes home,
Though it may not stay,
And my life is song,
Teach me to pray.
Del R. Romine