Brother Lawrence is right, “Before any work can be done in our souls, God must be totally in control.”
Conviction is the call to surrender, conversion is the response to that call. Conversion means to turn around and go the other way.
Sanctification is the process of separation from selfishness and a consecration to God. This is a process, and a growth. We grow in the grace and love of God.
Our entire spiritual life is about an ever deepening surrender to God. Even when we think we’re surrendered, we find that there is still much of self still alive.
Don’t lose heart my friend. We all have to go through the same process of stripping off the old man and putting on the new one. God is faithful and he will do it in you.
