"First
* set your own heart in order,
and * reform your own character;
* obtain a connection with God,
and * gain a daily Christian experience:
then you may bear burdens for souls who are out of Christ."
Testimonies for the Church vol.3, p.465 E.G.W.
But in a great house there are not only vessels of gold and of silver, but also
of wood and of earth; and some to honour, and some to dishonour. If a man therefore
purge himself from these, he shall be a vessel unto honour, sanctified, and meet
for the master's use, and prepared unto every good work. 2 Timothy 2:20,21
