“Nothing about being a Christian is easy. It’s hard. It takes sacrifice and patience and dying to self.” PatienceChristian LivingDying To Self Book:Love's Direction Source: Love's Direction
“The requirement by some Christians that others be Biblically 'ennobling' (lovingly building-them-up) by showing resilience & self-restraint in the face of their sin is being dead to self! (Matthew 10:37-39; Matthew 16:23-25; Mark 8:33-35; Luke 9:22-24; Luke 14:26-28) ~ © gfp '42” ResilienceCrucifixionSelf RestraintLong SufferingDying To Self Author:Gary Patton
“The first three years of our marriage were miserable. Until I got a divorce. A divorce from loving myself and seeking my own way. I was reading the book of Galatians one night when I stumbled on the verse, "I no longer live, but Christ lives in me" (2:20), and the most profound thought hit me: If I am dead, and Christ lives in me, can my wife see Him there? Finding the right person, I have since discovered, is less important than being the right person. The happiest married people I know discovered early on that the "better" comes after the "worse".” LoveMarriageMarriedDivorceWeddingAgapeChristian MarriageDying To Self Book:Family Squeeze: Tales of Hope and Hilarity for a Sandwiched Generation Source: Family Squeeze: Tales of Hope and Hilarity for a Sandwiched Generation