God Thinking LVII - The In-between times 9

"ABUNDANT LIFE

D - Die to self.  At least once, you must experience what it is like when you die to self and live in Christ.  John 12:24-25, "Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except a corn of wheat fall into the ground and die, it abideth alone: but if it die, it bringeth forth much fruit."

To die to self is so beautiful.  When you want to really tell someone how you feel, but you hold back, you die to self.

When you give it up for your father or mother or wife or husband, you die to self.

When you give up something that used to mean so much to you, but now you have a child that needs a turn, and you let it go for their sake, you die to self.

If you want to find out how close God is, die to your cause for the cause of Christ.

There is no abundant life without dying to self.  So many have tried it by living it up, God is calling you to die to self.  It is one of the secrets to overcoming the things that lead you away from God."

   Excerpt from God Thinking XLVII The In-between Times by Keith C.                                             Powell Copyright 2014