If my ruling disposition is self-interest, I perceive that everything that happens to me is always for or against my self-interest; if, on the other hand, my ruling disposition is obedience to God, I perceive Him to be at work for my perfecting in everything that happens to me.


The Moral Foundations of Life: A Series of Talks on the Ethical Principles of the Christian Life (ed. 1936)


If my ruling disposition is self-interest, I perceive that everything that happens to me is always for or against my self-interest; if, on the other...

If my ruling disposition is self-interest, I perceive that everything that happens to me is always for or against my self-interest; if, on the other...

If my ruling disposition is self-interest, I perceive that everything that happens to me is always for or against my self-interest; if, on the other...

If my ruling disposition is self-interest, I perceive that everything that happens to me is always for or against my self-interest; if, on the other...