Dying to live

Whoever wishes to save his life will lose it; but whoever loses his life for My sake will find it.
MATTHEW 16 :25

THE dynamics of your grace walk are very different from the attempt to live independently. Most people think that achieving the quality of life they want requires several types of effort;  building up what they can in any way they can, preserving theirs assets, and pushing toward increase. That's not how things work in the kingdom of God.
Jesus said that if you want to save your life, you will lose it--but if you lose your life for His sake you will find it. That sounds backward to human reason, but that's the way it really is. We gain by giving up.
This principle of self-sacrifice is the natural order in the world of grace. We die to live. We become weak to experience strength. We are brought down to be raised up. We give away and then have more. Do you see how God's way of grace works?
The key is to abandon all ideas of self-preservation and cast yourself completely into the hands of the one who has the ability to determine your future. Lay down your life for His glory and begin to really live.