The Desire for Gain by Ellen G. White

Review and Herald Publishing Association · Takoma Park Station, Washington, D. C. · Jul 13, 1911

The Desire for Gain

By Ellen G. White

MANY flatter themselves that their desire for gain is that they may help the cause of God. Some promise that when they have gained such an amount, then they will do good with it, and advance the cause of present truth. But when they have realized their expectations, they are no more ready to help the cause than before. They again pledge themselves that after they purchase that desirable house or piece of land, and pay for it, then they will do a great deal with their means to advance the work of God. But as the desire of their heart is attained, they have far less disposition than in the days of their poverty, to aid in the advancement of the work of God.—Mrs. E. G. White, “Testimonies for the Church,” Vol. I, page 477.