We are settling for a Christianity that revolves around catering to ourselves when the central message of Christianity is actually about abandoning ourselves. – David Platt
ourselves
We can’t fix ourselves
We can’t fix ourselves. We need God to do that. -Thom Rainer
When left to ourselves
Left to ourselves, we think we are either too good to need grace or too bad to receive it. – David Powlison
Being set free
Being set free and walking in freedom are not the same. The first was done for us by Jesus, but the second we much choose to do ourselves in his strength and by his grace. – Christine Caine
Casting aside foolish burdens
God empowers us to carry righteous responsibility while casting aside foolish burdens we’ve placed on ourselves. – Will Basham
