There are several signs that we are “dying” to self and living for Christ (Matthew 16:25).
One sign is having a passion for things of God.
1. A passionate desire to praise and glorify the Lord:
"I will praise you, Lord my God, with all my heart; I will glorify your name forever." Psalm 86:12
2. A passionate desire to obey:
"Give me understanding, so that I may keep your law and obey it with all my heart." Psalm 119:34
3. A passionate trust in God:
"Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding." Proverbs 3:5
4. A passionate love for the Lord:
"Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength." Mark 12:30
Galatians 6:14 is the mission statement of all who have died to self and found their passion in Christ:
"May I never boast except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, through which the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world."
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See Extravagant Love and Why People Oppose Extravagant Love.
For more in this series about "Dying to Self":
Persecution
Purpose
Purity
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