This post was originally found at "A Quiet, Gracious Life" but it was in Proverbs14verse1 that I came across it the first time. Y'all take care and be blessed always!
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When you are forgotten, or neglected, or purposely set at naught, and you don't sting and hurt with the insult or the oversight, but your heart is happy, being counted worthy to suffer for Christ.
~THAT IS DYING TO SELF~
When your good is evil spoken of, when your wishes are crossed, your advice disregarded, your opinions ridiculed, and you refuse to let anger rise in your heart, or even defend yourself, but take it all in patient, loving silence.
~THAT IS DYING TO SELF~
When you lovingly and patiently bear any disorder, any irregularity, any unpunctuality, or any annoyance; when you stand face-to-face with waste, folly, extravagance, spiritual insensibility-and endure it as Jesus endured.
~THAT IS DYING TO SELF~
When you are content with any food, any offering, any climate, any society, any raiment, any interruption by the will of God.
~THAT IS DYING TO SELF~
When you never care to refer to yourself in conversation, or to record your own good works, or itch after commendations, when you can truly love to be unknown.
~THAT IS DYING TO SELF~
When you can see your brother prosper and have his needs met and can honestly rejoice with him in spirit and feel no envy, nor question God, while your own needs are far greater and in desperate circumstances.
~THAT IS DYING TO SELF~
When you can receive correction and reproof from one of less stature than yourself and can humbly submit inwardly as well as outwardly, finding no rebellion or resentment rising up within your heart.
~THAT IS DYING TO SELF~
Are you dead yet?
In these last days, the Spirit would bring us to the cross.
~Author Unknown~
~oOo~
"That I may know Him,
and the power of his resurrection,
and the fellowship of his sufferings,
being made conformable unto his death."
~Philippians 3:10~
and the power of his resurrection,
and the fellowship of his sufferings,
being made conformable unto his death."
~Philippians 3:10~
We all wish we were this way but it's hard..sometimes thoughts or actions creep up on you and surprise even yourself. If only we could all be like Jesus.
ReplyDeleteThat is true Carli, but it's a blessing to know that we can be more like Jesus each day. Glory to glory is what I hold on to in this walk with Jesus. It's difficult but our help always comes from the Lord, the maker of heaven and earth! Be blessed always!
ReplyDeleteDying to self-such a daily and many times hourly act of submission only through the grace of Jesus Christ alone!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful post! Thank you for sharing with this first-time visitor!
Daily and many times hourly, indeed, Michelle! Thanks for stopping by. Be blessed always!
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