It is not unusual to find ourselves slipping out from under the yoke, with the self clamoring for us to do this or have that. We may have thought we were fine with surrendering our selves completely, but then realize this is not the case. We should not be taken aback by this; such experiences can give us important insight into how the process of dying to our selves works. We come up against a desire and discover that we are not as willing to give it up as we imagined. This becomes an opportunity to repent and receive further instruction in humility, through the realization that we are more in
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