And be it ever remembered that Christians are not members of a club, of a sect or of an association; they are members of a body, each connected with allo, and all connected by the fact of the indwelling of the Holy Spirit with the risen and glorified Head in Heaven. This is an immense truth, and the practical carrying out of it will cost us not only all we have, but all we are. There is no place in all the universe where self will be so pulled to pieces as in the Assembly of God. And is it not well? Is it not a powerful proof of the divine ground on which that Assembly is gathered? Should we not be glad to have our hateful self thus pulled to pieces? Shall we or ought we run away from those who do it for us? Are we not glad–do we not often pray to get rid of self? And shall we quarrel with those who are God’s instruments in answering our prayers? True, they may do the work roughly and clumsily, but never mind that. Whoever helps me to crush and sink self does me a kind turn, however awkwardly he may do it. One thing is certain, no man can ever rob us of that which, after all, is the only thing worth having, namely Christ.

–C.H.M., Short Papers, Self Surrender, p. 18, Believers Bookshelf, pub 1995.
(capitalization his, emphasis mine)

I have probably read that several times before. It’s interesting how the experiences we go through color how (and how much) we understand a thing like that.