65 Ellen G White Quotes On Success In Life

Ellen Gould White was an American author and co-founder of the Seventh-day Adventist Church. Along with other Adventist leaders such as Joseph Bates and her husband James White, she was instrumental within a small group of early Adventists who formed what became known as the Seventh-day Adventist Church. These Ellen G White quotes will motivate you.

Best Ellen G White Quotes

  1. “We need to have far less confidence in what man can do and far more confidence in what God can do for every believing soul. He longs to have you reach after Him by faith. He longs to have you expect great things from Him. He longs to give you understanding in temporal as well as in spiritual matters. He can sharpen the intellect. He can give tact and skill. Put your talents into the work, ask God for wisdom, and it will be given you.” ~ Ellen G. White
  2. “The greatest want of the world is the want of men – men who will not be bought or sold, men who in their inmost souls are true and honest, men who do not fear to call sin by its right name, men whose conscience is as true to duty as the needle to the pole, men who will stand for the right though the heavens fall.” ~ Ellen G. White
  3. “The closer you come to Jesus, the more faulty you will appear in your own eyes; for your vision will be clearer, and your imperfections will be seen in broad and distinct contrast to His perfect nature.” ~ Ellen G. White
  4. “We should strive to understand the weakness of others.” ~ Ellen G. White

  5. “A life in Christ is a life of restfulness. There may be no ecstasy of feeling, but there should be an abiding peaceful trust. Your hope is not in yourself; it is in Christ. Your weakness is united to His strength, your ignorance to His wisdom, your frailty to His enduring might….Let the mind dwell upon His love, upon the beauty, the perfection of His character.” ~ Ellen G. White
  6. “We have nothing to fear for the future, except as we shall forget the way the Lord has led us, and His teaching in our past history.” ~ Ellen G. White
  7. “Remember that you will never reach a higher standard than you yourself set. Then set your mark high, and step by step, even though it be by painful effort, by self-denial and sacrifice, ascend the whole length of the ladder of progress.” ~ Ellen G. White
  8. “We are all woven together in the great web of humanity, and whatever we can do to benefit and uplift others will reflect in blessing upon ourselves.” ~ Ellen G. White
  9. “All the riches of the world are not of sufficient value to redeem one perishing soul.” ~ Ellen G. White

  10. “God is the source of life and light and joy to the universe. Like rays of light from the sun, like the streams of living water bursting from a living spring, blessings flow out from Him to all His creatures. And wherever the life of God is in the hearts of men, it will flow out to others in love and blessing.” ~ Ellen G. White
  11. “Talk unbelief, and you will have unbelief; but talk faith, and you will have faith. According to the seed sown will be the harvest.” ~ Ellen G. White
  12. “Our heavenly Father has a thousand ways to provide for us, of which we know nothing.” ~ Ellen G. White
  13. “Whatever attracts the mind from God, whatever draws the affections away from Christ, is an enemy to the soul.” ~ Ellen G. White
  14. “It is not earthly rank, nor birth, nor nationality, nor religious privilege, which proves that we are members of the family of God; it is love, a love that embraces all humanity.” ~ Ellen G. White
  15. “Talents used are talents multiplied.” ~ Ellen G. White

  16. “True love is not a strong, fiery, impetuous passion. It is, on the contrary, an element calm and deep. It looks beyond mere externals, and is attracted by qualities alone. It is wise and discriminating, and its devotion is real and abiding.” ~ Ellen G. White
  17. “There are Christians who think and speak altogether too much about the power of Satan. They think of their adversary, they pray about him, they talk about him, and he looms up greater and greater in their imagination. It is true that Satan is a powerful being; but, thank God, we have a mighty Saviour, who cast out the evil one from heaven. Satan is pleased when we magnify his power. Why not talk of Jesus? Why not magnify His power and His love?” ~ Ellen G. White
  18. “All true obedience comes from the heart. It was heart work with Christ. And if we consent, He will so identify Himself with our thoughts and aims, so blend our hearts and minds into conformity to His will, that when obeying Him we shall be but carrying out our own impulses. The will, refined and sanctified, will find its highest delight in doing His service. When we know God as it is our privilege to know Him, our life will be a life of continual obedience. Through an appreciation of the character of Christ, through communion with God, sin will become hateful to us.” ~ Ellen G. White
  19. “None are so sinful that they cannot find strength, purity, and righteousness in Jesus, who died for them.” ~ Ellen G. White

  20. “Workers for Christ are never to think, much less to speak, of failure in their work. The Lord Jesus is our efficiency in all things; His Spirit is to be our inspiration; and as we place ourselves in His hands, to be channels of light, our means of doing good will never be exhausted. We may draw upon His fulness, and receive of that grace which has no limit.” ~ Ellen G. White
  21. “The intelligence displayed by many dumb animals approaches so closely to human intelligence that it is a mystery. The animals see and hear and love and fear and suffer. They use their organs far more faithfully than many human beings use theirs. They manifest sympathy and tenderness toward their companions in suffering. Many animals show an affection for those who have charge of them, far superior to the affection shown by some of the human race. They form attachments for man which are not broken without great suffering to them.” ~ Ellen G. White
  22. “Next to the Bible, nature is to be our great lesson book.” ~ Ellen G. White

  23. “Ministers should not pray so loud, and long, as to exhaust the strength. It is not necessary to weary the throat and lungs in prayer. God’s ear is ever open to hear the heart-felt petitions of his humble servants, and he does not require them to wear out the organs of speech in addressing him.” ~ Ellen G. White
  24. “Christ was treated as we deserve that we may be treated as He deserves. He was condemned for our sins, in which He had no share, that we might be justified by His righteousness, in which we had no share. He suffered the death which was ours, that we might receive the life which was His. ‘By His stripes we are healed.” ~ Ellen G. White
  25. “A modest, godly woman will dress modestly. . . The one who is simple and unpretending in her dress and in her manners shows that she understands that a true woman is characterized by moral worth.” ~ Ellen G. White
  26. “A Christian reveals true humility by showing the gentleness of Christ, by being always ready to help others, by speaking kind words and performing unselfish acts, which elevate and ennoble the most sacred message that has come to our world.” ~ Ellen G. White
  27. Nature utters her voice in lessons of heavenly wisdom and eternal truth.” ~ Ellen G. White

  28. “It is Satan’s work to fill men’s hearts with doubt. He leads them to look upon God as a stern judge. He tempts them to sin, and then to regard themselves as too vile to approach their heavenly Father or to excite His pity. The Lord understands all this. Jesus assures His disciples of God’s sympathy for them in their needs and weaknesses. Not a sigh is breathed, not a pain felt, not a grief pierces the soul, but the throb vibrates to the Father’s heart.” ~ Ellen G. White
  29. “There is no exercise that can take the place of walking. by it the circulation of the blood is greatly improved. Walking, in all cases where it is possible, is the best remedy for the diseased bodies, because in this, all of the organs of the body are brought into use.” ~ Ellen G. White
  30. “There is not a point that needs to be dwelt upon more earnestly, repeated more frequently, or established more firmly in the minds of all than the impossibility of fallen man meriting anything by his own best good works. Salvation is through faith in Jesus Christ alone.” ~ Ellen G. White
  31. “All our words and actions pass in review before God.” ~ Ellen G. White

  32. “Prayer is the opening of the heart to God as to a friend. Not that it is necessary in order to make known to God what we are, but in order to enable us to receive Him. Prayer does not bring God down to us, but brings us up to Him.” ~ Ellen G. White , Ellen G White quotes on prayer
  33. “Do not make yourself the subject of remarks either by being overdressed or by dressing in a lax, untidy manner. Act as though you knew that the eye of heaven is upon you, and that you are living under the approbation or disapprobation of God.” ~ Ellen G. White
  34. “As the flower turns to the sun, that the bright beams may aid in perfecting its beauty and symmetry, so should we turn to the Sun of Righteousness, that Heaven’s light may shine upon us, that our character may be developed in to the likeness of Christ.” ~ Ellen G. White
  35. “False religion may prevail, iniquity may abound, the love of many may wax cold, the cross of Calvary may be lost sight of, and darkness, like the pall of death, may spread over the world; the whole force of the popular current may be formed to overthrow the people of God; but in the hour of greatest peril the God of Elijah will raise up human instrumentalities to bear a message that will not be silenced.” ~ Ellen G. White
  36. “If you lose Heaven, you lose everything; if you gain Heaven, you gain everything.” ~ Ellen G. White

  37. “Pure air, good water, sunshine, the beautiful surroundings of nature…these are God’s means for restoring the sick to health.” ~ Ellen G. White
  38. “Has God no living church? He has a church, but it is the church militant, not the church triumphant. We are sorry that there are defective members. . . . While the Lord brings into the church those who are truly converted, Satan at the same time brings persons who are not converted into its fellowship. While Christ is sowing the good seed, Satan is sowing the tares. There are two opposing influences continually exerted on the members of the church. One influence is working for the purification of the church, and the other for the corrupting of the people of God.” ~ Ellen G. White
  39. “I wish that we had much more of the Spirit of Christ and a great deal less self, and less of human opinions. If we err, let it be on the side of mercy rather than on the side of condemnation and harsh dealing.” ~ Ellen G. White
  40. “The things of nature are the Lord’s silent ministers, given to us to teach us spiritual truths. They speak to us of the love of God and declare the wisdom of the great Master Artist.” ~ Ellen G. White
  41. “The sin which is indulged to the greatest extent, and which separates us from God and produces so many contagious spiritual disorders, is selfishness.” ~ Ellen G. White
  42. “God tests and proves us by the common occurrences of life. It is the little things which reveal the chapters of the heart.” ~ Ellen G. White
  43. “It is a universal principle that whenever one refuses to use his God-given powers, these powers decay and perish.” ~ Ellen G. White

  44. “God requires his people to shine as lights in the world. It is not merely the ministers who are required to do this, but every disciple of Christ. Their conversation should be heavenly.” ~ Ellen G. White
  45. “But God will have a people upon the earth to maintain the Bible, and the Bible only, as the standard of all doctrines and the basis of all reforms.” ~ Ellen G. White
  46. “The life of Christ was a life charged with a divine message of the love of God, and He longed intensely to impart this love to others in rich measure. Compassion beamed from His countenance, and His conduct was characterized by grace, humility, truth, and love. Every member of His church militant must manifest the same qualities if he would join the church triumphant.” ~ Ellen G. White
  47. “Pure air, sunlight, abstemiousness, rest, exercise, proper diet, the use of water, trust in Divine power-these are the true remedies.” ~ Ellen G. White

  48. Morning exercise, walking in the free, invigorating air of heaven, or cultivating flowers, small fruits, and vegetables, is the surest safeguard against colds, coughs, congestion of the brain, inflammation of the liver, the kidneys, and the lungs, and a hundred other diseases.” ~ Ellen G. White
  49. “We must not think, “Well, we have all the truth, we understand the main pillars of our faith, and we may rest on this knowledge.” The truth is an advancing truth, and we must walk in the increasing light.” ~ Ellen G. White
  50. “A person whose mind is quiet and satisfied in God is in the pathway to health.” ~ Ellen G. White
  51. “The Saviour would have passed through the agony of Calvary that one might be saved in His kingdom. He will never abandon one for whom He has died.” ~ Ellen G. White
  52. “The people are hungry for the bread of life. Do not offer them a stone.” ~ Ellen G. White

  53. “Satan well knows that success can only attend order and harmonious action. He well knows that everything connected with Heaven is in perfect order.” ~ Ellen G. White
  54. “Fixed principles of truth are the only safeguard for youth.” ~ Ellen G. White , Ellen G White quotes on youth
  55. “For forty years did unbelief, murmuring, and rebellion shut out ancient Israel from the land of Canaan. The same sins have delayed the entrance of modern Israel into the heavenly Canaan. In neither case were the promises of God at fault. It is the unbelief, the worldliness, unconsecration, and strife among the Lord’s professed people that have kept us in this world of sin and sorrow so many years” ~ Ellen G. White
  56. “Those who are preparing for the coming of Christ should be sober, and watch unto prayer, for our adversary, the Devil, goeth about like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour; whom we are to resist steadfast in the faith.” ~ Ellen G. White
  57. “Nature is the mirror of divinity.” ~ Ellen G. White

  58. “The life of Christ was a life of humble simplicity, yet how infinitely exalted was his mission. Christ is our example in all things.” ~ Ellen G. White
  59. “The majority of the diseases which the human family have been and still are suffering under, they have created by ignorance of their own organic health, and work perseveringly to tear themselves to pieces, and when broken down and debilitated in body and mind, send for the doctor and drug themselves to death.” ~ Ellen G. White
  60. “In the matchless gift of His Son, God has encircled the whole world with an atmosphere of grace as real as the air which circulates around the globe. All who chose to breathe this life-giving atmosphere will live and grow up to the stature of men and women in Christ Jesus.” ~ Ellen G. White
  61. “Singing is as much an act of worship as is prayer.” ~ Ellen G. White
  62. “The spirit of Christ is a missionary spirit.” ~ Ellen G. White
  63. “The strongest argument in favor of the gospel is a loving and lovable Christian.” ~ Ellen G. White
  64. “God has a church upon the earth, who are His chosen people, who keep His commandments. He is leading, not stray offshoots, not one here and one there, but a people. The truth is a sanctifying power, but the church militant is not yet the church triumphant.” ~ Ellen G. White

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