“God nowhere tells us to give up things for the sake of giving them up. He tells us to give them up for the sake of the only thing worth having--viz., life with Himself. It is a question of loosening the bonds that hinder the life…”

Source: My Utmost for His Highest: Selections for the Year

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British missionary 1874–1917

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