“ First, there is the burden of pride. The labor of self-love is a heavy one indeed. ”
A. W. Tozer, The Pursuit of God (1948). copy citation
| Author | A. W. Tozer |
|---|---|
| Source | The Pursuit of God |
| Topic | burden self-love pride |
| Date | 1948 |
| Language | English |
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| Weblink | http://www.gutenberg.org/files/25141/25141-h/25141-h.htm |
Context
“It is not something[Pg 112] we do, it is what comes to us when we cease to do. His own meekness, that is the rest.
Let us examine our burden. It is altogether an interior one. It attacks the heart and the mind and reaches the body only from within. First, there is the burden of pride. The labor of self-love is a heavy one indeed. Think for yourself whether much of your sorrow has not arisen from someone speaking slightingly of you. As long as you set yourself up as a little god to which you must be loyal there will be those who will delight to offer affront to your idol.” source
Let us examine our burden. It is altogether an interior one. It attacks the heart and the mind and reaches the body only from within. First, there is the burden of pride. The labor of self-love is a heavy one indeed. Think for yourself whether much of your sorrow has not arisen from someone speaking slightingly of you. As long as you set yourself up as a little god to which you must be loyal there will be those who will delight to offer affront to your idol.” source
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