Deliberately Dying Daily

On the journey to be fully aligned with God, I need to die. The death I refer to, is not a physical cease to being death, it is the death of self. The death of my will, my plans, my goals, my interests. I need to ensure that my flesh is dead. This death is necessary, if the will of God is going to be accomplished in my life. Luke 9:23, reiterates the need to do away with my focus on doing only what pleases me. It says ‘And He said to all, If any person wills to come after Me, let him deny himself [disown himself, forget, lose sight of himself and his own interests, refuse and give up himself] and take up his cross daily and follow Me [cleave steadfastly to Me, conform wholly to My example in living and, if need be, in dying also]’.AMPC.

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The fact is, completely surrendering to Christ is an issue that many of us struggle with. We can easily ”transition” some parts of ourselves, BUT have to fight every step of the way to give up others. This is true for me, and I will continue to fight everyday, until everything in me resembles Christ. I had to come to the realization that, if I am still alive, there is no way that I will be able to completely conform to the examples of Christ. And how can I go after God if I am going after what pleases me? The two can’t work together.

Choosing to pursue what I want, rather than denying myself is an indication that, I’m not truly ready to go after Christ, that I’m not ready to wholeheartedly conform to His way, that I’m not ready to be led by Him. Additionally, I’d be saying that, my plans and my interests are better than what He has to offer what He has in-store for me, that I am better off doing things my way, and that I am my own god and I will decide my destiny. I do not desire to communicate any of the above consciously or unconsciously. I therefore need to die daily because until I do, am I not only serving myself…..

Be Blessed