Spiritual Growth Self Denial Quotes

“No boundary or barrier surrounds the heart of a person that loves their self and others.”
― Shannon L. Alder

“We desire that God would give us the death-stroke; but we long to die without pain; we would die to our own will by the power of the will itself; we want to lose all and still hold all. Ah! what agony, what distress, when God has brought us to the end of our strength! We faint like a patient under a painful surgical operation. But the comparison is nought, for the object of the surgeon is to give us life -- that of God to make us die.”
― François Fénelon, Spiritual Progress

“True Christian Living is the willingness to deny yourself and consider pleasing God and obedience to Him to be your highest calling in life no matter what station you are in. The things that you do in secret for God will be of more value in His Sight then the pleasures of this world and doing what people think you should do.”
― Anya vonderLuft

“Sound soul; commence and end your day with meditation.”
― Lailah Gifty Akita, Think Great: Be Great!