The journey with God is not a ladder of personal achievements, but an altar of daily surrender. Every new spiritual level, every greater responsibility, and every deeper purpose require something from us: surrender. In the Kingdom of God, growth does not mean accumulating, but emptying.
There is a truth we often avoid: every spiritual step carries a death. The death of pride, of personal plans, of human expectations, and often of what we insist on calling a “dream.” But it is precisely in this place—the death of our “self”—that we find true life.
God never calls us to lose, but to exchange. He invites us to surrender what is limited in order to receive what is Eternal. The more we pour out at His feet, the more room we create for Him to live in us.
Death that gives birth to life
“Very truly I tell you, unless a kernel of wheat falls to the ground and dies, it remains only a single seed. But if it dies, it produces many seeds.”
John 12:24
Jesus made it clear that the principle of the Kingdom is death that produces life. The seed must be buried and seemingly “lost” in order to bear fruit, and it must be continually watered so that this fruit may truly be good. The same is true for us. Every new level in God requires that something in us be left behind, while we remain faithful in caring for what is new.
The Christian life is not a single act of surrender, but a continuous process of renunciation. It is daily, constant, and deep.
The enemy tries to present this death as frustration, as if God were taking something away out of selfishness—as if He enjoyed seeing us suffer for letting something go, and nothing more. But the truth is that He is preparing fertile ground. He removes what limits in order to plant what will bear fruit. What seems like loss is, in fact, preparation.
Consecration is not comfort
“Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God—this is your true and proper worship.”
Romans 12:1
Consecration is total surrender. Not partial, nor selective. God does not call us to a comfortable faith, but to a transformed life. A living sacrifice means that we are constantly placing ourselves on the altar—pouring out and burning our own wills, desires, and plans.
Hebrews 12:11 reminds us that no discipline seems pleasant at the time, but painful. Later on, however, it produces a harvest of righteousness. The process may hurt. Renunciation may feel heavy. But the result is maturity and growth.
The more something requires of you, the more it is able to reveal your potential. God does not waste processes. He does not require death to humiliate, but to empower. He wants to create space in your hands to entrust you with something greater, and He will not empty you to leave you with nothing, but to fill you with what comes from Him.
From death to purpose
“So from now on we regard no one from a worldly point of view. Though we once regarded Christ in this way, we do so no longer. Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here! All this is from God, who reconciled us to himself through Christ and gave us the ministry of reconciliation.”
2 Corinthians 5:16-18
The Lord is a specialist in transforming stories. He turns slaves into rulers, as He did with Joseph. He turns persecutors into apostles, as He did with Paul. Everything begins with a word from Him that pours out faith and grace, producing obedience in the human heart.
The enemy’s word carries condemnation and constant accusations. But God’s word produces conviction, purpose, and direction. When God speaks, He does not destroy your identity—He redirects and strengthens it.
Faith starts small, but it grows as we obey. Every surrender brings more favor, and every death brings more life. And as Philippians 1:6 says, “He who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion.” God does not stop in the middle of the process; He always finishes what He starts.
The more you die to yourself, the more you live for God. The more you surrender, the more you discover who you truly are in Him.
Do not be afraid of the death the Kingdom requires. It is not the end—it is the beginning of something far greater.
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