Faith will never be weak if self be weak, but when self is strong,
faith cannot be strong; for “self” is very much like what the gardener
calls the “sucker,” at the bottom of the tree, which never bears fruit,
but only draws away the nourishment from the tree itself. Now, self is
that sucker which diverts the nourishment from faith, and you must cut
it up, or else your faith will always be “little faith,” and you will
have difficulty in maintaining any comfort in your soul.