God does not require us to give up anything that it is for our best interest to retain. In all that He does, He has the well-being of His children in view. Would that all who have not chosen Christ might realize that He has something vastly better to offer them than they are seeking for themselves. Man is doing the greatest injury and injustice to his own soul when he thinks and acts contrary to the will of God. No real joy can be found in the path forbidden by Him who knows what is best and who plans for the good of His creatures. The path of transgression is the path of misery and destruction.
Go on to God wants to give us joy, cleansing, and redemption, if only we consent to wear His yoke...
White, Ellen Gould: Steps to Christ. Pacific Press Publishing Association, 1892; SC 46.2
From Consecration