“The Lord said: 'Without Me you can do nothing' (Jn. 15:5). So for the duration of our life, every day and at every moment, we must keep unchanged in our heart the feeling, conviction and disposition, that on no occasion can we allow ourselves to think of relying on ourselves and trusting ourselves.” ThinkingHeartSaidMomentsFeelingsChristianCan DoLordOur LivesConvictionOccasionsOrthodoxDispositionOrthodox ChristianDuration Author:Lorenzo Scupoli
“Total surrender to the will of God actually is sacrificing oneself as a burnt offering to God. The proof of this state is dying to oneself, - to one's own opinions, wishes and feelings or tastes, in order to live by Divine intellect, in conformity with the Divine will and in partaking of God. In the forefront of this endeavor is our Lord and Savior. He surrendered the whole of Himself to God the Father, and us in Himself, 'For we are members of His body, of His flesh, and of His bones' (Eph. 5:30). So let us hasten in His footsteps?” StatesWholeFeelingsBodyChristianOrderFatherWishLordOpinionSacrificeDyingDivineTasteMembersOneselfIntellectBonesProofFleshSurrenderGods WillOrthodoxLive ByConformityEndeavorSaviorOfferingOur LordOrthodox ChristianFootstepsDivine WillOffering To God Author:Lorenzo Scupoli
“The feelings which seek expression in words are mostly egotistical, since they seek to express what flatters our self-love and can show us, as we imagine, in the best light.” SelfShowsFeelingsLightChristianImagineExpressionSelf LoveOrthodoxOrthodox ChristianEgotistical Book:Unseen Warfare: The Spiritual Combat and Path to Paradise of Lorenzo Scupoli Source: Unseen Warfare: The Spiritual Combat and Path to Paradise of Lorenzo Scupoli
