Sacrifice Requires Overcoming the Natural Man

Sacrifice, a Fruit of Righteousness

By Elder Adeyinka A. Ojediran

Of the Seventy

Sacrifice is a fruit of righteousness. It requires overcoming the natural man as we yield to the enticings of the Holy Spirit (see Mosiah 3:19). 

As we hold nothing back in fulfilling the Lord’s commands, we grow to become more like Him, and we become Israel, as President Russell M. Nelson taught. He asked: “Are you willing to let God prevail in your life. … Are you willing to let whatever He needs you to do take precedence over every other ambition? Are you willing to have your will swallowed up in His?”³

When we allow God to prevail in our lives, we see our offering to Him as an appreciation of His love. We see service in His kingdom as a privilege, not a burden. Sacrifice becomes easy through faith in the Lord as we bask in His redeeming love.