[b]DYING TO SELF
When you are forgotten, or
neglected, or purposely set
at naught, and you don't sting
and 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, when your wishes are
crossed, your advice
disregarded, your opinions
ridiculed, and you refuse to let
anger rise in your heart, or even
defend yourself, but take in all
in patient, loving silence,
THAT IS DYING TO SELF
When you lovingly and
patiently bear any disorder, any
irregularity, any impunctuality,
or any annoyance; when you
stand face-to- face with waste,
folly, extravagance, spiritual
insensibility-and endure it as
Jesus endured it,
THAT IS DYING TO SELF
When you never care to refer to
yourself in conversation, or to
record your own good works,
or itch after commendations,
when you can truly love to be
unknown,
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 can see your
brother prosper and have his
needs met and can honestly
rejoice with him in spirit and
feel no envy, nor question
God, while your own
needs are far greater and in
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
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