EIGHT SHORT RULES FOR YOUNG CHRISTIANS

Pacific Press Publishing Company · Oakland, California · Apr 15, 1903

FromSigns of the Times, Vol. 29, No. 15.

EIGHT SHORT RULES FOR YOUNG CHRISTIANS.

1. Never neglect Daily Private Prayer. And when you pray, remember that God is present, and that He hears your prayers. (Heb. 11:6). Never ask God for anything you do not want. Tell Him the truth about yourself, however bad it makes you; and then ask Him, for Christ's sake to forgive you what you are, and to make you what you ought to be. (John 4:24).

2. Never neglect Daily Private Bible Reading. And when you read, remember that God is speaking to you and that you are to believe and act upon what He says. I believe all backsliding begins with neglect of these two rules. (John 5:39.)

3. Never let a day pass without trying to do something for Christ. Every night reflect on what Jesus has done for you, and then ask yourself, “What am I doing for Him?” (Matt. 5:13-16.)

4. If ever you are in doubt as to a thing being right or wrong, go to your room and kneel down and ask God's blessing upon it. (Col. 3:17). If you can not do this, it is wrong. (Rom. 14:23).

5. Never take your Christianity from Christians, or argue that because such and such people do so and so, therefore you may. (2 Cor. 10:12). You are to ask yourself, “How would Christ act in my place?” and strive to follow Him. (John 10:27).

6. Never believe what you feel if it contradicts God's Word. Ask yourself, “Can what I feel be true, if God's Word is true?” and if both can not be true, believe God and make your own heart the liar. (Rom. 3:4; 1 John 5:10, 11).

7. As you wake morning by morning let your first thought be of God.

8. Never leave your room without knowing you are on God's side.—Anon.