But what do we give up, when we give all? A sin-polluted heart, for Jesus to purify, to cleanse by His own blood, and to save by His matchless love. And yet men think it hard to give up all! I am ashamed to hear it spoken of, ashamed to write it.

Go on to God has our wellbeing in mind when he asks us to give up the forbidden path...

White, Ellen Gould: Steps to Christ. Pacific Press Publishing Association, 1892; SC 46.1

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