“If anyone desires to come after Me,
let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow Me.”
LUKE
9:23
When
we first come to the Lord we truly think we are giving Him our all, but
we cannot fully appreciate just how powerful Self is. It cannot be
dealt with in a once-and-for-all manner. It requires many seasons of
God’s dealings for us to see the truth about the Lord, and the truth
about ourselves.
That
is why I say there is more hope for someone who is ready to give up and
quit than there is for someone who keeps promising to do better
tomorrow. Only after we have tried and failed one hundred, one thousand,
or one million times will we at last be able to say, “Lord, I finally
understand now that I can originate nothing of my own self, because
whenever I do, I meet with nothing but defeat. So I am finished!
Henceforth, not my will, but
Your Will be done!”
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