"Man desires freedom from his limitation or problem. The first thing he
does after he defines his objective is to condition it upon something else. He
begins to speculate on the manner of acquiring it. Not knowing that the
thing desired has a way of expression all of its own he starts planning how
he is going to get it, thereby adding to the word of God. If, on the other
hand, he has no plan or conception as to the fulfillment of his desire, then
he compromises his desire by modifying it. He feels that if he will be
satisfied with less than his basic desire, then he might have a better chance
of realizing it. In doing so he takes from the word of God. Individuals and
nations alike are constantly violating this law of their basic desire by
plotting and planning the realization of their ambitions; they thereby add to
the word of prophecy, or they compromise with their ideals, thus taking
from the word of God. The inevitable result is death and plagues or failure
and frustration as promised for such violations."