dear friends, THAT will preach..

thank you Mr. Bill Britton for this

life changing,

won’t leave my heart alone

challenging,

convicting quote:

“When you are forgotten or neglected or purposely set at naught

and you don’t sting or 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,

your wishes are crossed,

your advice disregarded or 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, patiently bear any disorder and irregularity

any unpunctuality or annoyance

when you come face-to-face

with waste, folly, extravagance, spiritual insensibility

and endure it as Jesus endured it-

that is dying to self.

When you are content with any food, any offering, any raiment,

any climate, any society,  any solitude, any interruption by the will of God

that is dying to self.

When you never refer to yourself in conversation,

or record your own good works,

or itch after commendation,

when you can truly love to go unknown-

that is dying to self.

When you can see your brother or sister have his or her needs met

and can honestly rejoice in spirit

feeling no envy nor question God,

while your own needs are far greater and in more 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.”

 

my friends that will preach.

no additional commentary necessary.

I love you.

I’m going to pray now.

After the message and this quote

I am as needy of my Savior’s grace as I’ve ever been.

“I have been crucified with Christ; it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me;

and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself for me.”

Galatians 2:20