Until you have given up yourself to Him, you will not have a real self…

C. S. Lewis
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Until you have given up yourself to Him, you will not have a real self. ✨ C. S. Lewis (2003). A Mind Awake: An Anthology of C. S. Lewis, p.30, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
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Until you have given up yourself to Him, you will not have a real self. ✨ C. S. Lewis (2003). A Mind Awake: An Anthology of C. S. Lewis, p.30, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

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