The Service of Infinite Love
When we fear to displease men more than to displease God, it is evident that we do not know God, and that we love the ways of men more than we love the ways of God. If God calls us to simple duty, and man calls us to pleasure, and we yield to the latter, the simple reason is that we love the pleasure of selfishness more than the pleasure of duty. Let us not be deceived. Let us face the foes in our own hearts resolutely. The principle over which we will make or destroy character, by which we will be saved or lost, is that of service. It is ever for us to say whether it shall be the service of self or the service of Infinite Love. He who has the unwavering purpose to serve Infinite Love, will find in that service the highest, purest pleasure.