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Satan cannot touch the mind or intellect unless we yield it to him.— Manuscript 17, 1893. ( The S.D.A. Bible Commentary 6:1105 .)

Yielding One's Mind to Another's Control

Strength Through Yielding the Will

No One to Be Passive Instrument —It is not God's purpose that any human being should yield his mind and will to the control of another, becoming a passive instrument in his hands.— The Ministry of Healing, 242 (1905) .

… must yield her will to a godless youth who has less years upon his head than herself. She should remember that her marriage does not destroy her individuality …

… . Neither yield ye your members as instruments of unrighteousness unto sin; but yield yourselves unto God as those that are alive from the dead, and your members …

Find Happiness in the Charms of Nature —Do not think that God wishes us to yield up everything which it is for our happiness here to retain. All He requires us to give up is that which would not be for our good and happiness to retain.

… , they yielded to the divine guiding, so that through them God could fulfill His purpose.

Whenever possible, this crisis should be avoided; for it means a severe struggle for both mother and child. But once such a crisis is entered into, the child must be led to yield its will to the wiser will of the parent.

Do not think that God wishes us to yield up everything which it is for our happiness here to retain. All He requires us to give up is that which would not be for our good and happiness to retain. The Adventist Home, 502