​The Only Security is Right Thinking– Ellen White

Ellen White became the world’s most published female non-fiction author. She attained to this title even though she only received an education to the third grade. Ellen White was led by the Holy Spirit to expand in specific detail on the Bible doctrine of right thinking. This doctrine of right thinking became a major theme in her writing. It is grounded in her copious writings on the love of Jesus Christ and in righteousness by faith evidenced in her acclaimed books about the life of Christ like The Desire of Ages.
 
The only security for any soul is right thinking.-- “…the only security for any soul is right thinking. We are to use every means that God has placed within our reach for the government and cultivation of our thoughts.”--Lt 123, 1904. 660  {2MCP 659.2}
 
Control the Thoughts.--  “You should control your thoughts. This will not be an easy task; you cannot accomplish it without close and even severe effort. Yet God requires this of you; it is a duty resting upon every accountable being. You are responsible to God for your thoughts. If you indulge in vain imaginations, permitting your mind to dwell upon impure subjects, you are, in a degree, as guilty before God as if your thoughts were carried into action. All that prevents the action is the lack of opportunity.” {AH 334.4}
 
Watch the Physical Senses -- “You will have to become a faithful sentinel over your eyes, ears, and all your senses, if you would control your mind, and prevent vain and corrupt thoughts from staining your soul.”   {MYP 76.1}
 
The Mind Controls the Whole Man.-- All our actions, good or bad, have their source in the mind. It is the mind that worships God and allies us to heavenly beings.   {2MCP 396.1} 
 
Right Thoughts Do Not Come Naturally.--There is earnest work before each one of us. Right thoughts, pure and holy purposes, do not come to us naturally. We shall have to strive for them.--RH, Nov 28, 1899.  {2MCP 656.4}
 
As a Man Thinketh so is he -- The only security for any soul is right thinking. As a man "thinketh in his heart, so is he" (Proverbs 23:7). The power of self-restraint strengthens by exercise. That which at first seems difficult, by constant repetition grows easy, until right thoughts and actions become habitual. If we will, we may turn away from all that is cheap and inferior and rise to a high standard; we may be respected by men and beloved of God.--MH 491 (1905).  {2MCP 666.3}
 
Christ Changes Thoughts.--Christ came to change the current of his [man's] thoughts and affections.--1T 196 (1859).  {2MCP 670.1}
 
Every Thought Must be Brought into Captivity.-- Evil thoughts destroy the soul. The converting power of God changes the heart, refining and purifying the thoughts. Unless a determined effort is made to keep the thoughts centered on Christ, grace cannot reveal itself in the life. The mind must engage in the spiritual warfare. Every thought must be brought into captivity to the obedience of Christ. All the habits must be brought under God's control.  {1MCP 235.3}
 
Christ-centered Thinking.--Your last thought at night, your first thought in the morning, should be of Him in whom is centered your hope of eternal life.-- Lt 19, 1895. (HC 116.)  {2MCP 666.4}
 
I Train My Thoughts and Words:-- He [Christ] died for me that I might be blessed and that His joy might remain in me. Therefore I keep my mind in that channel; I educate it; I train it; I train my tongue; I train my thoughts; I train all that there is of me that I may fasten it upon Jesus Christ.--MS 36, 1891.  {2MCP 666.1} 
 
It is Your Power to Choose Thought Topics.--It is within the power of everyone to choose the topics that shall occupy the thoughts and shape the character.--Ed 127 (1903).  {2MCP 655.2} 
 
Man Must Diligently Cooperate With God.-- As God works upon the heart by His Holy Spirit, man must cooperate with Him. The thoughts must be bound about, restricted, withdrawn from branching out and contemplating things that will only weaken and defile the soul. The thoughts must be pure, the meditations of the heart must be clean, if the words of the mouth are to be words acceptable to Heaven and helpful to your associates.  {2MCP 657.2} 
 
Requires Personal Effort.--No one but yourself can control your thoughts. In the struggle to reach the highest standard, success or failure will depend much upon the character and the manner in which the thoughts are disciplined. If the thoughts are well girded, as God directs they shall be each day, they will be upon those subjects that will help us to greater devotion. If the thoughts are right, then as a result the words will be right; the actions will be of that character to bring gladness and comfort and rest to souls.--Lt 33, 1886. (HC 112.)  {2MCP 655.3} 
 
 I Train my Thoughts.-- He [Christ] died for me that I might be blessed and that His joy might remain in me. Therefore I keep my mind in that channel; I educate it; I train it; I train my tongue; I train my thoughts; I train all that there is of me that I may fasten it upon Jesus Christ.--MS 36, 1891.  {2MCP 666.1} 
 
Thoughts Form Character.--As a man "thinketh in his heart, so is he" (Proverbs 23:7). Many thoughts make up the unwritten history of a single day, and these thoughts have much to do with the formation of character. Our thoughts are to be strictly guarded, for one impure thought makes a deep impression on the soul. An evil thought leaves an evil impress on the mind. If the thoughts are pure and holy, the man is better for having cherished them. By them the spiritual pulse is quickened and the power for doing good is increased. And as one drop of rain prepares the way for another in moistening the earth, so one good thought prepares the way for another.--YI, Jan 17, 1901. (MYP 144.)  {2MCP 655.1}
 
Changing the Thought Pattern.--When the mind has been long permitted to dwell only on earthly things, it is a difficult matter to change the habits of thought. That which the eye sees and the ear hears too often attracts the attention and absorbs the interest. But if we would enter the city of God and look upon Jesus and His glory, we must become accustomed to beholding Him with the eye of faith here. The words and the character of Christ should be often the subject of our thoughts and of our conversation, and each day some time should be especially devoted to prayerful meditation upon these sacred themes.--RH, May 3, 1881. (SL 91, 92.)  {2MCP 662.3}
 
As the Flower Turns to the Sun.--Let the soul be drawn out and upward that God may grant us a breath of the heavenly atmosphere. We may keep so near to God that in every unexpected trial our thoughts will turn to Him as naturally as the flower turns to the sun.--SC 99, 100 (1892).  {2MCP 670.2}
 
A Lifelong Vigilance is Required.--As long as life shall last there is need of guarding the affections and the passions with a firm purpose. There is inward corruption, there are outward temptations, and wherever the work of God shall be advanced, Satan plans so to arrange circumstances that temptation shall come with overpowering force upon the soul. Not one moment can we be secure only as we are relying upon God, the life hid with Christ in God.--Lt 8b, 1891. (2BC 1032.)  {1MCP 238.3}
 
The Science of Christianity in the Mind.-- There is a science of Christianity to be mastered — a science as much deeper, broader, higher than any human science as the heavens are higher than the earth. The mind is to be disciplined, educated, trained; for we are to do service for God in ways that are not in harmony with inborn inclination. There are hereditary and cultivated tendencies to evil that must be overcome. Often the training and education of a lifetime must be discarded, that one may become a learner in the school of Christ.
 
In Accord with His Principles -- Our hearts must be educated to become steadfast in God. We are to form habits of thought that will enable us to resist temptation. We must learn to look upward. The principles of the word of God—principles that are as high as heaven, and that compass eternity—we are to understand in their bearing upon our daily life. Every act, every word, every thought, is to be in accord with these principles. 8T 314.1