Thought for February 29

[Thompson, Darryl]

     The bitterness of grief and humiliation is better than the
indulgences of sin. Through affliction God reveals to us the plague
spots in our characters, that by His grace we may overcome our faults.
Unknown chapters in regard to ourselves are opened to us, and the test
comes, whether we will accept the reproof and the counsel of God. When
brought into trial, we are not to fret and complain. We should not
rebel, or worry ourselves out of the hand of Christ. We are to humble
the soul before God.  Desire of Ages, p. 301