Enter in, Lord, cleanse Thy temple, Give the grace to put away All that hinders, all that's doubtful, O'er my life hold blessed sway. Use me, Master, for Thy glory, Live out Thine own life through me, That my life may tell the story, And win others unto Thee. Keep me trusting Thee, Lord Jesus, Walking closely by Thy side, Keep me resting, sweetly resting, As I in Thy love abide." Then plan your work and time so as to get a bit of time off alone every day with the Book and with the Master. The chief thing is not to pray, though you will pray. It is not for Bible study, though that will be there too. The chief thing is to meet with the Lord Jesus Himself. He will come to you through the Book. He will fit its messages into your questions and perplexities. He Himself will come to meet with you when you so go to meet with Him. You won't always _realize_ His presence, for you may sometimes be tired. But you can _recognize_ His presence. You can cultivate the habit of recognizing His presence. This is your bit of daily school-time, with the Book and the Master. It will keep your spirit sweet, your heart hot, and your judgment sane and poised. This is the second thing, the _habit._ It is the thing you cannot get along without. It must go in daily. Without it things will tangle; your heart will cool, your spirit sometimes take on an edge that isn't good, your judgment get warped and twisted, and your will grow either wabbly or stubborn. This second thing must be put in the daily round, and kept in. It helps to hold you steady to the first thing. Then the third is the _purpose_ to be true to whatever the Master tells you, to be true to Himself; never to fail _Him_. You may flinch within your feelings. You probably will. Yet you need never flinch in action. Follow the beckoning Figure just ahead in the road, regardless of thorny bush or cutting knife. Keep your spirit sweet, your tongue gentle and slow, your touch soft and even, your purpose as inflexible as wrought steel, or as granite, as unmovable as the North Star. That's the third thing, the purpose. And the three make the three-fold cord with which to tie you fast and hard to the Lone Man ahead. He is less alone as we follow close up. The three together help you understand the meaning of _obedience_. The decision is the beginning of obedience; the habit teaches you _what_ you are to obey and gives you strength to do it; the purpose is the actual obedience in daily round, the holding true to what He has told you.