I die daily.

Every day, parts of me die. I don’t know how many cells will die today, but I am certain that I die daily. My days are counted.  I will grow older. The grave is waiting for me. But I must not be concerned about dying because that is already certain.

I realized that as a Christian, I must die daily. You see, society educated me that to be accepted and be called a winner, I must shine and make a name for myself. That I should leave a great legacy so that my name will be remembered forever. Success is the name of the game. But to die daily is to surrender my wishes, ambitions, and dreams to the will of God.

Living a Christian life is a daily surrender. And the ability to surrender daily takes a lot of courage. It is easier to dream that one day people will pay expensive tickets to hear me speak in Araneta Coliseum. People are paying for John Maxwell’s talk thousands of pesos. It is easier to plan on how to become the best inspirational speaker in the Philippines. Or to earn millions from my consultancy business. It feels good to think that one day I will be a best selling author. Or at the very least, that one million people will read my blog each month. King Solomon has only one thing to say about my dream: useless.

It takes courage to surrender ourselves to what God wants us to be. It takes courage to shine, not for ourselves, but for the greater glory of God. To surrender to God is to gain for Him.

I die daily to live for Him.

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