On the other hand, I did not proceed to Ireland of my own accord until I was almost giving up, but through this I was corrected by the Lord, and he prepared me so that today I should be what was once far from me, in order that I should have the care of—or rather, I should be concerned for—the salvation of others, when at that time, still, I was only concerned for myself.
Patrick, Confessions, 390-461 AD, 28 (Christian Classics Ethereal Library)
Does God bring us to the end of ourselves to prepare us to serve Him? How should we approach this situation?
The Woke Insist Truth is Personal
6 hours ago
I know that life has brought me to the end of myself. I call that end humility. And perhaps that is the way that God designed life to be?
ReplyDeleteThat certainly seems to agree with with my own experience.
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