Self-will...
Self-wisdom...
Self-righteousness...
Self-seeking...
Self-dependence...
And self-boasting.
It is a large family...and I cannot count up all the branches!
They are all nearly related to Satan...
And they are all a sworn enemy to our peace.
If we lie low...then the Lord will raise us up.
But if we will be something...then His arm will surely pull us down.
That monster SELF has as many heads as a Hydra, and as many lives as a cat!
It is more than twenty-five years since I hoped it was fast nailed to the Cross!
But alas, it is alive...and still mixing with and spoiling everything I do!
N.B. The Hydra was a serpentine mythological water monster with many heads.
For every head chopped off...the Hydra would re-grow a couple of new heads.
~John Newton~
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