And He died for all, that those who live should no longer live for themselves but for Him who died for them and was raised again. -2 Corinthians 5:15

Christ cannot really work in us until and unless we begin to surrender to Him and to die to self. If we're too full of ourselves, there's no space left for Jesus.

Easier said than done, though. I still struggle sometimes. There are things I enjoy doing, but then it hits me that even though they're not sinful per se, they don't glorify God.

Dying for Jesus is easy. It's living for Him that's hard.