Quote from John Owen

From "The Discipline of Grace" by Jerry Bridges in his chapter on "The Discipline of Adversity" (p. 226)

John Owen said that to submit to the Father of our spirits denotes,

"an acquiescence in His sovereign right to do what He will with us His own; a renunciation of self-will; an acknowledgment of His righteousness and wisdom in all His dealings with us; a sense of His care and love, with a due apprehension of the end of His chastisements; a diligent application of ourselves unto His mind and will, or to what He calls us to in an especial manner at that season; a keeping of our souls by persevering faith from weariness and despondency; a full resignation of ourselves to His will, as to the matter, manner, times, and continuance of our afflictions."

Given as food for thought--