Category: death to self

The old life is dead. You are dead to it. You will not be consumed by it; you cannot be controlled by it. You have a newer and higher …

O sweetness of my heart! O life of my soul, joyous resting place of my spirit! O bright and beautiful day of eternity, serene light deep within me! Flowering …

The great thing, if one can, is to stop regarding all the unpleasant things as interruptions of one’s “own,” or “real” life. The truth is of course that what …

He who will fight the devil with his own weapons must not wonder if he finds him an overmatch.~Robert South (1634-1716) But, seeing that we have died with Christ, …

What are you afraid of? Let God act. Abandon yourself to Him. You will suffer, but you will suffer with love, peace and consolation. You will fight, but you …

We have one function in life: to be the manifestors of His life to the world. Only when we are living His life are we truly living our own! …

We are to be re-made. All the rabbit in us is to disappear—the worried, conscientious, ethical rabbit as well as the cowardly and sensual rabbit. We shall bleed and …

The Holy Ghost destroys my personal private life and turns it into a thoroughfare for God.~Oswald Chambers (1874-1917)“This is like the days of Noah to Me: as I swore …