Denying Self Quotes

“Confidence turns into pride only when you are in denial of your mistakes.”
― Criss Jami, Killosophy

“If you are ready to trade the hollow self-made beauty of this world for the glorious Christ-built beauty of a set-apart young woman, this is where it all begins. Denying self, taking up your cross, and following the Lamb wherever He leads. In other words, letting go of all preoccupation with self: our comfort, our pleasure, our agenda, our popularity, our ability to gain the world's approval, even our own dreams and desires. And, as Paul did, treating all those things as rubbish for the excellence of the knowledge of Him and the power of His resurrection and the fellowship of His sufferings (Philippians 3:7-9).”
― Leslie Ludy

“But then, maybe loneliness didn’t have anything to do with how many people we had in our lives. Maybe it was really about how we felt on the inside.

And maybe I should go ahead and let myself feel these things, instead of always trying to push down and deny every negative emotion. Maybe they were just a part of me, and maybe it was okay to not always feel happy and positive. I was forever trying to silence that other part of myself, but maybe I’d feel more whole if I stopped doing that.”
― Alexa Land, Salvation

“This invitation [to deny oneself] is less about depriving the self, and more about disowning, or renouncing a relationship with the part of ourself that is not what God created us to be.”
― Marilyn Vancil, Self to Lose - Self to Find: A Biblical Approach to the 9 Enneagram Types

“We can never control truth. We can only control ourselves to be deceptive, and deny being aware of the truth.”
― Lorraine Nilon, Spirituality, Evolution and Awakened Consciousness: Getting Real About Soul Maturity and Spiritual Growth

“When you deny yourself it opens the door for other people."
-Terraine Francois”
― Terraine Francois

“The World say, Be you , Follow your heart and grab all you can. But JESUS says, Love your God , deny yourself, grab your cross and follow me..!! It's all about being Him.!!!”
― Prasanth Jonathan

“We must deny ourselves as Christ asks of us, for when our world is filled with plenty, our eyes fail to see the humbleness of the cross.”
― Allene vanOirschot

“Fasting is denying the flesh the fleeting pleasures of this world. ”
― Allene vanOirschot

“A person forced to deny who they are can easily bow under the weight of their unhappiness.”
― Stephen Spotswood, Fortune Favors the Dead