New book ‘Dying to Live’ calls readers to discover freedom through spiritual surrender
- L. Hargraves invites readers to discover how dying to self leads to the abundant life God intends
MARIANNA, Ark. – In a time when many people are searching for deeper meaning, clarity, and spiritual grounding, author and pastor E. L. Hargraves introduces “Dying to Live: Keys to Abundant Life” (published by WestBow Press), a thought-provoking book that challenges readers to rethink what it means to truly follow God.
“Dying to Live” is a spiritual journey centered on a transformative idea: true life emerges when individuals surrender their own will so that God’s will can take root within them. Through Scripture, personal testimony, and reflective insight, the book invites readers to embrace the process of “dying to self” in order to experience the abundant life God intends. Each chapter examines specific areas where believers often struggle such as pride, impatience and self-reliance, while offering biblical insights on how surrender — specifically, the spiritual necessity of releasing self-reliance, personal desires, and control — leads to the path toward wholeness.
“I want readers to know that dying to self is not a punishment — it is an invitation to freedom,” Hargraves states. “God is not asking us to lose ourselves but to shed what keeps us from becoming who He created us to be.”
What distinguishes “Dying to Live” from other spiritual books is its blend of theological depth with personal vulnerability. It does not simply teach principles; it walks readers through the lived tension between will and want, desire and discipline, surrender and resistance. The book is both pastoral and prophetic, inviting them not just to understand surrender but to experience it.
“Dying to Live: Keys to Abundant Life”
By E. L. Hargraves
Hardcover | 5.5 x 8.5in | 108 pages | ISBN 9798385063932
Softcover | 5.5 x 8.5in | 108 pages | ISBN 9798385063925
E-Book | 108 pages | ISBN 9798385063918
Available at Amazon and Barnes & Noble
About the Author
- L. Hargraves is a pastor, theologian, and preacher dedicated to sharing the transformative power of God’s Word. She holds a Master of Divinity from the Perkins School of Theology at Southern Methodist University and is a member of the Compelling Preaching Initiative Cohort. Hargraves currently serves as pastor of Hunter United Methodist Church and Oak Forest United Methodist Church in Little Rock, Arkansas. Through preaching and writing, she encourages spiritual restoration, biblical truth, and deeper faith, inviting believers to walk in the abundant life God has already prepared for them.
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