“I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I now live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.” Galatians 2:20
This is the crux of what it means to be a follower of Jesus. You give up the right to your natural life to become a new creature living for God.
God places His life in the form of the Holy Spirit into your physical body and begins the work of crucifying your old self.
This act of regeneration was actually completed by Jesus on the cross but has to be worked out during your lifetime.
Your reliance is now on God and not on the things of the world. You must come to God by faith for all your needs. Faith is a belief in God for who He is and does not relate to your circumstances whether good or difficult.
The process of dying to self and living for God has nothing to do with earthly goals or purposes. It is to create a steadfast loyalty to God based on His Word and does not relate to your results.
God can choose to do whatever He purposes in your life because He now controls your destiny.
The love of God provided you with the gift of eternal life. This precious gift was paid for by the blood of Jesus and you now belong to Him.
When you make a decision for God it is not about getting something, it is about giving yourself wholly to Him!
Hal Hollister Ministry 