Dying to self means to die to destructive self-centeredness. It means to let go of the things we hold on to so tightly: our own way, our own reputation, the respect of others, resentments that eat away like cancer. To die means to let go of what hinders us in order to be free to follow God's light and truth. To die is to displace the self from the throne of our being and enthrone the Lord.
This is also what it means to live. As we are emptied of ourselves, we can be filled with God's grace that takes us to our highest good as He intended. It is dispossession in order that we may be possessed by the transforming power of the Holy Spirit.
John 12:24-25 "I tell you the truth, unless a kernel of wheat is planted in the soil and dies, it remains alone. But its death will produce many new kernels—a plentiful harvest of new lives. Those who love their life in this world will lose it. Those who care nothing for their life in this world will keep it for eternity."
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