Romans 8:28

"And we know that God causes all things to work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to His purpose."

DYING TO SELF DIANE SUMLER

When you are content with any food, offering, climate, society, and any interruption by the will of God, THAT'S DYING TO SELF.When you are forgotten or neglected, but your heart is happy, worthy to suffer for Christ, THAT'S DYING TO SELF.When your good is evil spoken of, when your wishes are crossed, your advice disregarded, your opinion ridiculed, and you refuse to let anger rise in your heart, or even defend your self, but take it all in patient silence, THAT'S DYING TO SELF.When you lovingly and patiently bear any disorder and irregularity, or any annoyance, when you stand face to face with waste, folly, extravagance, spiritual insensibility, and endure it just as Jesus endured it, THAT'S 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'S DYING TO SELF.When you can see your brother prosper and have his needs met and 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. ARE YOU DEAD YET?? Jesus said “Pick up your cross and follow me”

Mark 8:34

34 Then he called the crowd to him along with his disciples and said: "If anyone would come after me, he must deny himself and take up his cross and follow me."