Christ says exclusively those who move past times to themselves volition uncovering truthful life inwards Him (Matthew 16:25). In fact, he says those who reject to move past times to themselves are non worthy of Him (Matthew 10:38).
One expression of dying to ourselves is dying to selfish purposes for our lives.
This doesn’t hateful nosotros all sign upward every bit unusual missionaries. God doesn’t telephone telephone everyone to professional person Christian work, only He has plans together with purposes for each of us.
“For nosotros are God's handiwork, created inwards Christ Jesus to create adept works, which God prepared inwards advance for us to do.” Ephesians 2:10
Note around elements of this wonderful promise:
1. We’re gifted.
We’re God’s handiwork, His masterpiece, His workmanship. He has given us the gifts nosotros involve to arrive at the purposes He’s designed for us (Are you lot a Signed or Unsigned Masterpiece?
2. We’re created inwards Christ Jesus.
We tin move create nix of value apart from Christ (John 15:5). But nosotros tin move create anything He calls us to create (Philippians 4:13).
3. God has designed things specifically for us to do!
How cool is that! See Life Expectancy together with Ephesians 2:10.
The alternative is ours: His purposes or ours.
And the beauty of this hope is this: When nosotros move past times to ourselves, His purposes move our purposes!
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See the rootage devotion inwards this serial almost Dying to Self:
Dead People Expect Persecution.
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