The only way to achieve mortification is through inner recollection. The soul must meditate on Jesus Christ and so cease to concentrate on anything external and be consumed with the inner spiritual life and drawing close to God.<\/p>\n
Madame Guyon<\/i><\/p>\n
You will be dead so long as you refuse to die.<\/p>\n
George Macdonald<\/i><\/p>\n
There was a day when I died, utterly died, died to George M\u00fcller, his opinions, preferences, tastes and will, died to the world, its approval or censure, died to the approval or blame even of my brethren and friends, and since then I have studied to show myself approved unto God.<\/p>\n
George M\u00fcller<\/i><\/p>\n
The one true way of dying to self is the way of patience, meekness, humility, and resignation to God.<\/p>\n
Andrew Murray<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The only way to achieve mortification is through inner recollection. The soul must meditate on Jesus Christ and so cease to concentrate on anything external and be consumed with the inner spiritual life and drawing close to God. Madame Guyon You will be dead so long as you refuse to die. George Macdonald There was … Continue reading “SELF,
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