PL 37 Acceptance, Right and Wrong Way—Dignity in Humility

What is a wholehearted decision for God?

It always involves giving up something. It may mean letting go of an opinion, a desire, perhaps a way of life.

Yet in reality you do not give up anything, but the act of “giving up,” which is how this surrender appears to you, must be carried out. Only after you have proven your willingness and taken this step will you find that you actually receive much more than you have given up: you find that you have given up nothing! This paradox is veiled in a cloud of unknowing, which automatically disappears when a person has proven the willingness to sacrifice something important for God.

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