John 16:13 Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth: for he shall not speak of himself; but whatsoever he shall hear, that shall he speak: and he will shew you, things to come. 14 He shall glorify me: for he shall receive of mine, and shall shew it unto you.
God is preparing a people to stand upright, during the most difficult and trying days of earth’s history, and He is seeking to purify our thoughts so that the things which do matter would be foremost on the mind’s agenda.
[Patriarchs & Prophets pp 460] This will require earnest prayer and unceasing watchfulness. We must be aided by the abiding influence of the Holy Spirit, which will attract the mind upward, and habituate it to dwell on pure and holy things.
Secular modes of thought are often infused into our minds under the guises of having some benefit, and before you know it, those values, perspectives, and mal-practices follow unerringly, wherever they are dwelt upon for any length of time.
John 15:19 If ye were of the world, the world would love his own: but because ye are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of the world, therefore the world hates you.
May The Lord add His blessing to the study of His word. God bless