Quotes about Self

"I celebrate myself, and what I assume you shall assume, For every atom belonging to me as good belongs to you. I loafe and invite my soul, I lean and loafe at my ease... observing a spear of summer grass."

God is a magnet who draws pain to God's own self.

Multitasking is the drive to be more than we are, to control more than we do, to extend our power and our effectiveness. Such practice yields a divided self, with full attention given to nothing.

the book of Matthew and read from chapter 6, verse 27: "'Which of you by taking thought can add one cubit unto his stature?

I realized that my identity was not in my leading but in my relationship with God.

No matter what you are going through, only two parties ultimately matter in your spiritual life: God and you. Two is good company but three is a crowd.

Working for love instead of from love is the result of making self the God of your heart.

When we experience God for who He really is, we suddenly see ourselves for who we are.

When you worship, you are saying, "This one is worth more." At the same time you are implying, "I am worth less." Worship is the magnification of God and the minimization of self. One of the most succinct expressions of a worshipper's heart in all the New Testament came from John the Baptist: "He must increase, but I must decrease."5

To be fully compensated for what one gave of oneself in the struggle for a title is to be restored to the condition one was in prior to competition.

The little slogan, "Let go, and let God," is not what the New Testament teaches—at least that is only part of the truth, for the act of total submission to the sovereignty of Jesus Christ is but the beginning of a new régime in your heart. No longer is the puppet king Self upon the throne, but the great King of kings and Lord of lords has stepped in to take over the government of your life.

The physical world, including our bodies, is a response of the observer. We create our bodies as we create the experience of our world.