--- title: "1 Live Christian Quotes By Roy Hession" description: "1 Live Christian quotes by Roy Hession. Plus more from Roy Hession and more Live Christian sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/941/roy-hession-55073_can-do_it-is-so-often-self-who-tries-to-live-th_383948.jpg" --- > [It is so often self who tries to live the Christian life. No wonder we need breaking. As long as self is in control, God can do little with us.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roy-hession/it-is-so-often-self-who-tries-to-live-the-christian-life-no-wonder-we/) [Roy Hession](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roy-hession/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/941/roy-hession-55073_can-do_it-is-so-often-self-who-tries-to-live-th_383948.jpg) ## More by Roy Hession > [It is so often self who tries to live the Christian life. No wonder we need breaking. As long as self is in control,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roy-hession/it-is-so-often-self-who-tries-to-live-the-christian-life-no-wonder-we/) [Roy Hession](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roy-hession/) > [“When God is leading us to challenge another, let not fear hold us back. Let us not argue or press our point. Let us…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roy-hession/when-god-is-leading-us-to-challenge-another-let-not-fear-hold-us-back/) [Roy Hession](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roy-hession/) > [“While we are in that condition of darkness, we cannot have true fellowship with our brother either--for we are not real with him, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roy-hession/while-we-are-in-that-condition-of-darkness-we-cannot-have-true/) [Roy Hession](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roy-hession/) > [The Spirit's fullness is not the reward of our faithfulness, but God's gift for our defeat. He was not given to the disciples in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roy-hession/the-spirit-s-fullness-is-not-the-reward-of-our-faithfulness-but-god-s/) [Roy Hession](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roy-hession/) > [Being broken is both God's work and ours. He brings His pressure to bear, but we have to make the choice...All day long the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roy-hession/being-broken-is-both-god-s-work-and-ours-he-brings-his-pressure-to/) [Roy Hession](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roy-hession/) > [In the opening chapters of the Book of Revelation the Apostle John tells us how on the Isle of Patmos he was given an…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roy-hession/in-the-opening-chapters-of-the-book-of-revelation-the-apostle-john/) [Roy Hession](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roy-hession/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/live-christian/roy-hession/#itemlist", "name": "1 Live Christian Quotes By Roy Hession", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "It is so often self who tries to live the Christian life. No wonder we need breaking. 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