Kay @Old_ Old_Path wrote:  

This is the beautiful mystery of the miracle that occurs when we submit to his will, we release flesh attachments & offer up earthly self as a living sacrifice to him. The soul is then made free, cleansed, saved, redeemed & transformed into a dwelling place fit for Spirit & for God.

Birovius replied:

The beauty of this sacrifice is that the ‘precious’ life we imagine we are giving up on the altar is just a shadow. The Father honors this, full well knowing that what he gives in return is immeasurable by comparison. When we understand this, we will know the heart of the Father.

Kay’s response:

Yes, what a long, bumpy road it can be till we awaken at last to the truth that  that we’re not really giving up anything but shadow and vanity. Thanks be to him for the past things he has pried from my unrelenting death grasp upon what I was sure I needed and was best for me.