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Letter 4

The Death of Self

I cannot express to you how deeply I sympathize with you in your time of suffering. I suffer right along with you, but still, it cheers me up to know that God loves you.

And the very proof that God loves you is that He does not spare you, but lays upon you the cross of Yeshua. Whatever spiritual knowledge or feelings we may have, they are all a delusion if they do not lead us to the real and constant practice of dying to self. And it is true that we do not die without suffering. Nor is it possible to be considered truly dead while there is any part of us which is yet alive. The spiritual death (which is really a blessing in disguise) is undeniably painful. It cuts "swift and deep into our innermost thoughts and desires with all their parts, exposing us for what we really are." The great Physician who sees in us what we cannot see, knows exactly where to place the knife. He cuts away that which we are most reluctant to give up. And how it hurts! But we must remember that pain is only felt where there is life, and where there is life is just the place where death is needed. Our Father wastes no time by cutting into parts which are already dead. Do not misunderstand me; He wants you to live abundantly, but this can only be accomplished by allowing Him to cut into that fleshly part of you which is still stubbornly clinging to life. Don't expect God to deal with those vulgar, wicked desires which you renounced forever when you gave yourself away to him. That part of you is already dead. But, He will deal with the parts of you that are still alive. He might even test your faith with restrictions and trials of all kinds.

Should you resist? Certainly not! You must learn to suffer all things! The death of self must be voluntary, and it can only be accomplished as far are you allow. Anyone who resists death and repels its advances shows that his is not willing to die. You must be willing to yield to the will of God whenever He decides to remove from you all the props on which you have leaned.

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Saying for this Day
Louise
10-15-08 9:24 am
Each time, before you intercede, be quiet first, and worship God in His glory. Think of what He can do, and how He delights to hear the prayers of His redeemed people. Think of your place and...

Verse for this Day
Louise
10-14-08 8:53 am
"Have I not commanded you? Be strong and of good courage; do not be afraid, nor be dismayed, for the LORD your God is with you wherever you go." —Joshua 1:9

Saying for the Weekend
Louise
10-10-08 5:46 pm
The great thing with unhappy times is to take them bit by bit, hour by hour, like an illness. It is seldom the present, the exact present, that is unbearable. —Anonymous

Verse for this Day
Louise
10-08-08 9:14 am
The LORD will perfect that which concerns me; Your mercy, O LORD, endures forever; do not forsake the works of Your hands. —Psalms 138:8

Saying for this Day
Louise
10-07-08 7:44 am
Proceed with much prayer, and your way will be made plain. —John Wesley

Check out our...
Louise
10-06-08 9:22 am
..."What's New" page.

Verse for this Day
Louise
10-06-08 7:57 am
"Therefore hear the parable of the sower: When anyone hears the word of the kingdom, and does not understand it, then the wicked one comes and snatches away what was sown in his heart. This is he who...

Saying for the Weekend
Louise
10-04-08 10:47 am
Faith sees the invisible, believes the unbelievable, and receives the impossible. —Corrie Ten Boom

Saying for this Day
Louise
10-02-08 2:46 pm
Let every one consider what his weak point is; in that is his trial. His trial is not in those things which are easy to him, but in that one thing, in those several things, whatever they are, in...

Verse for this Day
Louise
10-01-08 6:54 am
Enter into His gates with thanksgiving, and into His courts with praise. Be thankful to Him, and bless His name. Psalms 100:4

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