For the child who is quick to resent injuries, faith has precious lessons. The disposition to resist evil or to avenge wrong is often prompted by a keen sense of justice and an active, energetic spirit. Children should be taught that God is the eternal guardian of right. He has a tender care for the beings whom He so loved as to give His dearest Beloved to save. He will deal with every wrongdoer. TEd 159.4
“He who touches you touches the apple of His eye.” Zechariah 2:8. “Commit your way to the Lord, trust also in Him, and He shall bring it to pass. ... He shall bring forth your righteousness as the light, and your justice as the noonday.” Psalm 37:5, 6. TEd 160.1
“Those who know Your name will put their trust in You; for You, Lord, have not forsaken those who seek You.” Psalm 9:10. TEd 160.2
The compassion that God manifests toward us, He tells us to manifest toward others. Encourage the impulsive, the self-sufficient, the revengeful, to behold the meek and lowly One, led as a lamb to the slaughter, unretaliating as a sheep before its shearers. Point them to Him whom our sins have pierced and our sorrows burdened, and they will learn to endure, to forbear, and to forgive. TEd 160.3
Through faith in Christ every deficiency of character may be supplied, every defilement cleansed, every fault corrected, every excellence developed. TEd 160.4
“You are complete in Him.” Colossians 2:10. TEd 160.5
Prayer and faith are closely allied, and they need to be studied together. In the prayer of faith there is a divine science, a science that everyone who would make his or her lifework a success must understand. Christ says, “Whatever things you ask when you pray, believe that you receive them, and you will have them.” Mark 11:24. He makes it plain that our asking must be according to God’s will. We must ask for the things He has promised, and whatever we receive must be used in doing His will. When the conditions have been met, the promise is unequivocal. TEd 160.6
For the pardon of sin, for the Holy Spirit, for a Christlike temper, for wisdom and strength to do His work, for any gift He has promised, we may ask; then we are to believe that we receive, and thank God that we have received. The gift is in the promise, and we may go about our work assured that the gift, which we already possess, will be realized when we need it most. TEd 160.7